*Cucumis melo Linnaeus var. inodorus Jacquin. Common name: Honeydew, Winter Melon. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, sometimes cultivated in our area. Distribution: Native of Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = NSProv, Munger & Robinson (1991), Stepansky, Kovalski, & Perl-Treves (1999); = Cucumis melo L. ssp. melo var. inodorus — FNA6; = n/a — C, Pa, Tat; < Cucumis melo L. — Ar, Bah, F, Fl2, G, Il, Mi, NcTx, NE, POWO, RAB, S, WH3, Schaefer (2007); < Cucumis melo L. ssp. melo — NY, Kirkbride (1993); < Cucumis melo L. var. melo — K4. Basionym: Cucumis melo L. var. inodorus Jacq. 1832
Links to other floras: = Cucumis melo ssp. melo var. inodorus - FNA6
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