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botanical illustration of Cantaloupe, Cucumis melo subsp. ssp melo var.cantalupensis

botanical record · discovered

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo subsp. ssp melo var.cantalupensis

Cantaloupe · Melon · Muskmelon · Netted Melon · Persian Melon · Nutmeg Melon

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ACETALDEHYDE, ADENOSINE, ALPHA-AMYRIN, BETA-AMYRIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Scientific name: Cucumis melo subsp. ssp melo var.cantalupensis

Common names: Cantaloupe, Melon, Muskmelon, Netted Melon, Persian Melon, Nutmeg Melon

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ACETALDEHYDE
  • ADENOSINE
  • ALPHA-AMYRIN
  • BETA-AMYRIN
  • ARACHIDIC-ACID
  • ARSENIC
  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • ASH
  • AVENASTEROL
  • BENZALDEHYDE
  • BENZYL-ACETATE
  • BENZYL-PROPIONATE
  • CADMIUM
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CAMPESTEROL
  • CAPROIC-ACID
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  • CAPRYLIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-CAROTENE
  • EPSILON-CAROTENE
  • CERYL-ALCOHOL
  • CHROMIUM
  • CINNAMIC-ACETATE
  • CITRULLINE
  • CLEROSTEROL
  • CODISTEROL
  • COPPER
  • BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN
  • CUCURBITACIN-E
  • CUCURBITIN
  • CYCLOARTENOL
  • 25(27)-DEHYDRO-FUNGISTEROL
  • 25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL
  • 22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL
  • ETHANOL
  • ETHYL-ACETATE
  • ETHYL-DECANOATE
  • 24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL
  • ETHYL-(METHYLTHIO)-ACETATE
  • EUPHOL
  • FAT
  • FIBER
  • FOLACIN
  • HEXADECENOIC-ACID
  • HEXYL-ACETATE
  • P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
  • BETA-IONONE
  • ISOBUTYL-ACETATE
  • ISOFRAXIDIN
  • LEAD
  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • LITHIUM
  • LUPEOL
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MANGANESE
  • MARGARIC-ACID
  • MELONIN
  • MELOSIDE-A-CAFFEOYL-ESTER
  • MERCURY
  • 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL
  • 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL
  • 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDROLANASETOL
  • 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL
  • 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL
  • MYRISTIC-ACID
  • NONAN-1-OL
  • CIS,CIS-3,6-NONADIEN-1-OL
  • CIS-3-NONEN-1-OL
  • CIS-6-NONEN-1-OL
  • NONYL-ACETATE
  • OLEIC-ACID
  • TRANS,CIS-2,6-NONADIENAL
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PENTADECANOIC-ACID
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • PHYSETOLIC-ACID
  • PHYTOSTEROLS
  • PROPYL-ACETATE
  • RIBOFLAVIN
  • RUTIN
  • SILVER
  • SODIUM
  • ALPHA-SPINASTEROL
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • STIGMASTEROL
  • STRONTIUM
  • SULFUR
  • TIRUCALLOL
  • ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
  • TRIGONELLINE
  • ZINC
  • BEHENIC-ACID
  • BORON
  • CAPRIC-ACID
  • EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
  • HISTAMINE
  • NICKEL
  • CIS-6-NONENAL
  • TRANS-2-NONEN-1-OL
  • TARAXEROL
  • TRIDECANOIC-ACID
  • BARIUM
  • BUTYL-ACETATE
  • CALCIUM
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • CITRIC-ACID
  • COBALT
  • CUCURBITACIN-B
  • 25(27)-DEHYDRO-CHONDRILLASTEROL
  • 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ACETOPHENONE-ISOMER
  • ETHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • FERULIC-ACID
  • HEPTYL-ACETATE
  • IRON
  • LAURIC-ACID
  • LINOLENIC-ACID
  • MALONIC-ACID
  • MELOSIDE
  • 24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL
  • MOLYBDENUM
  • NONANAL
  • CIS-CIS-NONA-3,6-DIENYL-ACETATE
  • OCTYL-ACETATE
  • TRANS,CIS-2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL
  • 3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE
  • BETA-PYRAZOL-1-YL-ALANINE
  • SITOSTEROL
  • SUGAR
  • TITANIUM
  • PROTEIN
  • GLOBULIN
  • KILOCALORIES
  • PANTOTHENIC-ACID
  • VIT-B-6
  • ALUMINUM
  • POTASSIUM
  • GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-BETA-PYRAZOL-1-YL-ALANINE
  • MULTIFLORENOL
  • NIACIN
  • SELENIUM
  • STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL
  • THIAMIN
  • TRANS-2-NONENAL
  • WATER
  • ZIRCONIUM
  • 22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • MELODIN
  • PHYLLOQUINONE
  • SALICYLATES

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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