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Musk Melon

Cucumis melo

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ウリ科草本つる植物栽培果樹ウリ科

An annual climbing herb of the Cucurbitaceae family native to Africa and West Asia. Various cultivars are grown as fruit, including both greenhouse and field-grown types.

Identification Points

✓葉は掌状で粗い鋸歯
✓巻きひげで支柱を登る
✓黄色い5弁花、果実は球形〜楕円形

Habitat

栽培（畑・温室）

Season

5〜9月（果実）

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Venation

Palmate

Petal count

6 petals

Stipules

Absent

Flower symmetry

Actinomorphic

Ovary position

Inferior

Stamen count

3-4

Phylogenetic Positionウリ科 →

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (about 80–70 million years ago)

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Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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