Is this Cucumis sativus ?

Neha Singh

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Sep 28, 2011, 4:12:31 AM9/28/11

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Dear friends, attached Cucurbitaceae member i photographed recently, in Pune. Is this Cucumis sativus ?

Plant Habit- Vine
Habitat- Wild
Location-Pune
Date- 15 th sep 2011.

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Neha Singh
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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 28, 2011, 4:16:21 AM9/28/11

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Leaf outline suggests Cucumis melo

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H S

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Sep 28, 2011, 4:18:38 AM9/28/11

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Or even Cucumis trigonus??

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Neha Singh

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Sep 28, 2011, 7:30:58 AM9/28/11

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Thanks Gurucharan sir and HS sir. I searched net I found that Cucumis trigonus and Cucumis melo are synonymous.( Link below)
Cucumis trigonus/ Cucumis melo then it is.

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?12581

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Neha Singh

Balkar Arya

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Sep 28, 2011, 11:25:12 AM9/28/11

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Not C sativus

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Dr Balkar Singh
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