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Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Also called Musk Melon, European Cantaloupe, Melon
Cantaloupe is a sweet, orange-fleshed true melon (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis) grown as a warm-season annual vine. The key to success is full sun, warmth, and steady moisture without waterlogging.
The cantaloupe (also spelled cantaloup and cantelope; , KAN-tə-lohp or , KAN-tə-loop) is a type of true melon (Cucumis melo) with sweet, aromatic, and usually orange flesh. Originally, cantaloup referred to the true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe with non- to slightly netted and often ribbed rind. Today, it also refers to the muskmelon with strongly netted rind, which is called cantaloupe in North America (hence the name American cantaloupe), rockmelon in Australia and New Zealand, and spanspek in Southern Africa. Cantaloupes range in mass from 0.5 to 5 kilograms (1 to 11 lb).
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