Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo L.

Cantaloupe

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 206

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Scientific name: Cucumis melo L.
USDA symbol: CUME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cantaloupe
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit used for food.

RECRD: 32703 id: 11569

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