Kharbooza / Muskmelon
Cucumis melo var. agrestis
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam & more
- Flowering
- May-September
How to identify Kharbooza
Identify Kharbooza by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cucurbitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kharbooza.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cucumis melo var. agrestis
- Genus
- Cucumis
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kharbooza itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- खरबूज़ा Kharbooza
- Bengali
- Kharmuj, ফুটি
- Tamil
- Thumattikai, திரினிப்பழம்
- Telugu
- ఖర్బూజా, కర్బూజ, కస్తూరికర్బూజ
- Kannada
- ಬುಡುಮೆ Budame, ಬುಡುಮೆ Budume, ಮಿಣಕೆ Minake
- Malayalam
- തയ്ക്കുമ്പളം, Muskmelon
- Marathi
- चिबुंडा Chibunda, Tarkaddi, वाळूक
About Kharbooza
A member of the Cucurbitaceae family, Muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. agrestis) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Kharbooza belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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