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Cucumis melo L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cucumis melo |
| Family name: |
CUCURBITACEAE
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| English name: |
Melon
Muskmelon
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Sugar Melon
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| Sinhala name: |
Gonkekiri (ගොන්කැකිරි)
Kekiri (කැකිරි)
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| Tamil name: |
Metukku
Thumattikai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Madhuphala
Vrittakarkatii
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Annual or perennial, occasionally from a woody rootstock, climbing, hispid or scabrid; monoecious; tendrils simple. Leaves entire or palmately 3-5-lobed, lamina 3-7.5(-12) x 3-7.5(-13) cm, Flowers yellow; corolla about 2.5-3 cm diameter, lobes 2 x 1 cm. Fruit fleshy, large or small, globose or elongate, 3-12 cm long, monocoloured or variously longitudinally striped. Seeds 3.5-5x 1.5-2 x a mm, cream coloured.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Excessive thirst
Burning sensation
Urinary stones
Insomnia
Headaches
Jaundice
Constipation
Urinary problems
Urinary tract infections
Body pains
Nausea
Skin diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruit
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| Related Medical Properties: |
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