Vegetable
cantaloupe, honeydew, muskmelon
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
Long ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Yellow
Smooth
Margin is winged at the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
; apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end is rounded.
Seed elongate, ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic., with marginal wings at the base; apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar. end rounded.
Not listed
Included
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud.
