EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: CUMME
• Preferred name: Cucumis melo
• Authority: Linnaeus

Western Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Tchad to Somalia, East Africa, Angola to Mozambique, Australia (except Victoria, Tasmania). Cultivated worldwide as a fruit crop. Introduced in central Europe, Mediterranean region, Central Asia, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, Japan, Korea, Sénégal to Niger, Guinée to Zaïre, Canada (Ontario), USA (mainly southern), Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest and central), New Guinea