Melons are really sweet and tasty fruits.
Let’s find out more about melons!
- Melons belong in the family of Cucurbitaceae.
- Melons are considered all the plants of this family.
- Its closest relatives are squashes and cucumbers.
- The word “melon” can refer to either the plant or specifically to the fruit.
- Botanically, a melon is a kind of berry.
- More specifically a berry named”pepo”.
- Peponi in greek means… melon!
- Melons originated in Africa.
- Alternatively, they originated in the hot valleys of Southwest Asia,
- Especially Iran and India.
- Melon produces two types of flowers: staminate and perfect flowers.
- Staminate contains only male reproductive organs.
- Perfect flowers contain both male and female reproductive organs.
- Melon is an annual plant.
- That means that it finishes its life cycle in one year.
- Melons were introduced to America by the Spanish settlers.
- This happened during the 15th and 16th century.
- Seeds are located in the middle of the fruit
- They are usually 0.4 inches long.
- They are creamy in color and oval in shape.
- Size, shape, color, sweetness, and texture of the fruit depending on the type of melon.
- Best known varieties of melon are casaba, honeydew, Persian melon, and cantaloupe.
- Melon grows as a vine.
- It has a round stem that produces lateral tendrils.
- Green leaves are oval or circular in shape.
- They have shallow lobes.
- It takes 3-4 months for cantaloupe melons to grow.
- Melons offer a decent dose of fiber, which helps fill you up.
- As a snack for dieters, melons can’t be awesome, as they don’t have many calories.
- Their juicy sweetness is just the substitute for high-calorie snacks and desserts.
