Cucumis melo | Kharbuja | Puttihai |Shendad |Takmak. | uses ,classification with image

Taxonomy of Cucumis melo

Common names of Cucumis melo
English. Melon ;
Marathi. Kharbuja , Puttihai, Shendad ,Takmak.

Scientific classification of Cucumis melo
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: C. melo
Binomial name Cucumis melo



Description and medicinal uses of plants

A creeping annual, supposed to be native of North-West India,
Cultivated in sandy beds of rivers during the lis season.
The fruit is eaten.