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# Cantaloupe

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? Cantaloupe
Ripe North American cantaloupes (C. m. reticulatus)
Scientific classification

Kingdom: | Plantae
Division: | Magnoliophyta
Class: | Magnoliopsida
Order: | Cucurbitales
Family: | Cucurbitaceae
Genus: | Cucumis
Species: | C. melo
Subspecies: | C. m. cantalupensis C. m. reticulatus

Trinomial name
Cucumis melo cantalupensis Cucumis melo reticulatus Naudin.

A cantaloupe is a type of fruit. It is a muskmelon that is probably related to the watermelon. There are two types of cantaloupe, European and North American.

## [edit] Types of Cantaloupe

- The European cantaloupe is oblong with a light green skin.
- The North American cantaloupe is round with a thin light brown skin. The flesh of the fruit is firm, orange and sweet.

## [edit] External links

- Nutritional and Historical Information
- MSNBC Article on Farming of Hybridization That Mentions Cantaloupes

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