Cucumis melo L.

Cucumis melo (binomen a Linnaeo anno 1753 statutum), Latinitate classica melo, est species generis Cucumeris, cuius fructus usitate in tempore aestivo comeduntur.

Bibliographia

Fontes antiquiores

• 1592 : Prosper Alpinus, De plantis Aegypti ff. 44v-45v (de varietate Chate)

Eruditio recentior

• A. C. Andrews, "Melons and watermelons in the classical period" in Osiris vol. 12 (1956) pp. 368-375
• Jules Janick, Harry S. Paris, David C. Parrish, "The Cucurbits of Mediterranean Antiquity: Identification of Taxa from Ancient Images and Descriptions" in Annals of Botany vol. 100 (2007) pp. 1441-1457
• Harry S. Paris, Marie-Christine Daunay, Jules Janick, "The Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae illustrated in medieval manuscripts known as the Tacuinum Sanitatis" in Annals of Botany vol. 103 (2009) pp. 1187–1205
• Harry S. Paris, Jules Janick, Marie-Christine Daunay, "Medieval herbal iconography and lexicography of Cucumis (cucumber and melon, Cucurbitaceae) in the Occident, 1300–1458" in Annals of Botany vol. 108 (2011) pp. 471–484

Nexus externi

Vide "Cucumis melo" apud Vicispecies. Situs scientifici: Tropicos • Tela Botanica • GRIN • ITIS • Plant List • NCBI • Biodiversity • Encyclopedia of Life • Plant Name Index • Plantes d'Afrique • Flora of China • INPN France • Flora of North America • USDA Plants Database Haec stipula ad biologiam spectat. Amplifica, si potes!