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biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above cultivar" style="background:palegreen;">Honeydew melon</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Honeydew.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Honeydew.jpg/220px-Honeydew.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Honeydew.jpg/330px-Honeydew.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Honeydew.jpg/440px-Honeydew.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="657" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">Species</a></th><td class="infobox-data binominal" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;"><i><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_melo" title="Cucumis melo">Cucumis melo</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Cultivar_group" title="Cultivar group">Cultivar group</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;">Inodorus group</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.245em;line-height:1.15em; padding-right:0.5em;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="min-width:50%;line-height:1.3em;">North Africa (Morocco to Egypt), Southern France, Spain</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox nowrap"><caption class="infobox-title" style="white-space:normal; padding-bottom:0.15em;">Honeydew melon (raw)</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Food_energy" title="Food energy">Energy</a></th><td class="infobox-data">150 kJ (36 kcal)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Carbohydrate" title="Carbohydrate">Carbohydrates</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">9.09 g</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">Sugars</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">8.12 g</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Dietary_fiber" title="Dietary fiber">Dietary fiber</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">0.8 g</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">Fat</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">0.14 g</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Protein_(nutrient)" title="Protein (nutrient)">Protein</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">0.54 g</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; ;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Vitamins and minerals</div></th> </tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><b style="margin-left:-0.65em"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin" title="Vitamin">Vitamins</a></b></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><b>Quantity</b> <div style="float: right;"><abbr title="Percentage of Daily Value"><b>%DV</b></abbr><sup>†</sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Thiamine" title="Thiamine">Thiamine (B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.35em;">1</span>)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">3%</div> 0.038 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Riboflavin" title="Riboflavin">Riboflavin (B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.35em;">2</span>)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 0.012 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Niacin_(nutrient)" class="mw-redirect" title="Niacin (nutrient)">Niacin (B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.35em;">3</span>)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">3%</div> 0.418 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Pantothenic_acid" title="Pantothenic acid">Pantothenic acid (B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.35em;">5</span>)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">3%</div> 0.155 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_B6" title="Vitamin B6">Vitamin B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.3em;">6</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">5%</div> 0.088 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Folate" title="Folate">Folate (B<span style="position: relative; top: 0.35em;">9</span>)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">5%</div> 19 μg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">Vitamin C</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">20%</div> 18 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_K" title="Vitamin K">Vitamin K</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">2%</div> 2.9 μg</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><b style="margin-left:-0.65em"><a href="/wiki/Mineral_(nutrient)" title="Mineral (nutrient)">Minerals</a></b></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><b>Quantity</b> <div style="float: right;"><abbr title="Percentage of Daily Value"><b>%DV</b></abbr><sup>†</sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Calcium_in_biology#Humans" title="Calcium in biology">Calcium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">0%</div> 6 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Human_iron_metabolism" title="Human iron metabolism">Iron</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 0.17 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Magnesium_in_biology" title="Magnesium in biology">Magnesium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">2%</div> 10 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Manganese#Human_health_and_nutrition" title="Manganese">Manganese</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 0.027 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Phosphorus#Biological_role" title="Phosphorus">Phosphorus</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 11 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Potassium_in_biology" title="Potassium in biology">Potassium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">8%</div> 228 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Sodium_in_biology" title="Sodium in biology">Sodium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 18 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Zinc#Biological_role" title="Zinc">Zinc</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 0.09 mg</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><div class="wrap" style="padding:0.3em;line-height:1.2em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169911/nutrients">Link to USDA Database entry</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below wrap" style="background:#e0e0e0;padding:0.3em;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:normal;font-size:0.9em"><sup>†</sup>Percentages estimated using <a href="/wiki/Reference_Daily_Intake#Daily_Values" title="Reference Daily Intake">US recommendations</a> for adults,<sup id="cite_ref-FDADailyValues_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDADailyValues-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from <a href="/wiki/National_Academies_of_Sciences,_Engineering,_and_Medicine" title="National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine">the National Academies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAcademiesPotassium_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAcademiesPotassium-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Honeydew_melon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Honeydew_melon.jpg/250px-Honeydew_melon.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Honeydew_melon.jpg/375px-Honeydew_melon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Honeydew_melon.jpg/500px-Honeydew_melon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3070" data-file-height="2458" /></a><figcaption>Honeydew melon, Kolkata, West Bengal, India</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Honeydew melon flower" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg/220px-Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg/330px-Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg/440px-Honeydew_melon_flower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2911" data-file-height="2262" /></a><figcaption>Honeydew melon flower</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>honeydew melon</b> is one of the two main cultivar types in <i><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_melo" title="Cucumis melo">Cucumis melo</a></i> Inodorus Group.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is characterized by the smooth, often green or yellowish rind and lack of musky odor. The other main type in the Inodorus Group is the wrinkle-rind <a href="/wiki/Casaba" class="mw-redirect" title="Casaba">casaba</a> melon.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honeydew_(melon)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically 15–22 cm (5.9–8.7 in) long. It generally ranges in weight from 1.8 to 3.6 kg (4.0 to 7.9 lb).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flesh is usually pale green in color, while the smooth peel ranges from greenish to yellow. Like most <a href="/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit">fruit</a>, honeydew has <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seeds</a>. Its seeds contain high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inner flesh is eaten, often for <a href="/wiki/Dessert" title="Dessert">dessert</a>, and honeydew is commonly found in <a href="/wiki/Supermarket" title="Supermarket">supermarkets</a> across the world alongside <a href="/wiki/Cantaloupe_melon" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantaloupe melon">cantaloupe melons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Watermelon" title="Watermelon">watermelons</a>. In California, honeydew is in season from August until October.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This fruit grows best in <a href="/wiki/Semiarid_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Semiarid climate">semiarid climates</a> and is harvested based on maturity, not size. Maturity can be hard to judge, but it is based upon the <i>rind color</i> ranging from greenish white (immature) to creamy yellow (mature).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maturity can also be judged by the blossom-end giving when pressed with the thumb, in addition to having a pleasant aroma.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Quality is also determined by the honeydew having a nearly spherical shape with a surface free of scars or defects. A honeydew should also feel heavy for its size and have a waxy rather than a fuzzy surface. This reflects the integrity and quality of its flesh as the weight can be attributed to the high water content of the ripened fruit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nutrition">Nutrition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honeydew_(melon)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nutrition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The honeydew is 90% water, 9% carbohydrates, 0.1% fat, and 0.5% protein. Like most melons, it is an excellent source of <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">vitamin C</a>, with one cup containing 56% of the recommended daily value. The honeydew is also a good source of <a href="/wiki/Thiamine" title="Thiamine">vitamin B thiamine</a>, as well as other <a href="/wiki/B_vitamins" title="B vitamins">B vitamins</a> and the mineral <a href="/wiki/Potassium_in_biology" title="Potassium in biology">potassium</a>. In addition, it is low in calories compared to many other high potassium fruits such as <a href="/wiki/Bananas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bananas">bananas</a>, with only 36 calories per 100g.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the honeydew contains only negligible amounts of most other vitamins and minerals.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin_and_alternate_names">Origin and alternate names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honeydew_(melon)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Origin and alternate names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg/220px-Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg/330px-Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg/440px-Honeydew_Leaf_2150px.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2150" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The leaf of a honeydew</figcaption></figure> <p>"Honeydew" is the American name for the <b>White Antibes</b> cultivar which has been grown for many years in <a href="/wiki/Southern_France" title="Southern France">southern France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>, honeydews are known as <a href="/wiki/Bailan_melon" title="Bailan melon">Bailan melons</a>. They are famous locally near <a href="/wiki/Lanzhou" title="Lanzhou">Lanzhou</a>, the capital city of <a href="/wiki/Gansu" title="Gansu">Gansu</a> province in China's northwest. </p><p>According to Chinese sources, the melons were introduced to China by American <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of Agriculture">Secretary of Agriculture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wallace" title="Henry A. Wallace">Henry A. Wallace</a>, who donated melon seeds to the locals while visiting in the 1940s (probably 1944). Wallace served as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture" title="United States Secretary of Agriculture">Secretary of Agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> under president <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>. In 1926, Wallace had founded a major <a href="/wiki/Seed_company" title="Seed company">seed company</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Hi-Bred" class="mw-redirect" title="Pioneer Hi-Bred">Pioneer Hi-Bred</a>) and popularized the use of <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_corn" class="mw-redirect" title="Hybrid corn">hybridized corn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also had a general background and interest in agriculture. </p><p>As a result of Wallace's introduction of the crop, in China the melon is sometimes called the <b>Wallace</b> (Chinese: 华莱士; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i>Hualaishi</i>). The <a href="/wiki/Mizo_people" title="Mizo people">Mizo people</a> use the name <i><b>Hmazil</b></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Garo_people" title="Garo people">Garo people</a> and the Chakma people of Chittagong Hill Tracts use the name <b>Chindire</b> and the Tanchangya people call it <b>Te'e</b> in their local language. </p><p>In some parts of Latin America, especially in <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a>, the honeydew is nicknamed "Melón tuna" ("prickly pear melon").<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (June 2018)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honeydew_(melon)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits" title="List of culinary fruits">List of culinary fruits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_melon" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter melon">Winter melon</a> – a gourd originating in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a> that is used in Indian and Chinese cuisine. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Species</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Watermelon" title="Watermelon"><i>C. lanatus</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Watermelon" title="Watermelon">Watermelon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citron_melon" title="Citron melon"><i>C. amarus</i></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Citron_melon" title="Citron melon">Citron melon</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Citrullus_colocynthis" title="Citrullus colocynthis">C. colocynthis (egusi)</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citrullus_ecirrhosus" title="Citrullus ecirrhosus"><i>C. ecirrhosus</i> (Namib tsamma)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Products<br />and dishes</th><td 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_melo" title="Cucumis melo"><i>C. melo</i> (true melon)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barattiere" title="Barattiere">Barattiere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantaloupe" title="Cantaloupe">Cantaloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carosello_(melon)" title="Carosello (melon)">Carosello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galia_melon" title="Galia melon">Galia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_melon" title="Oriental melon">Oriental</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cucumis_melo_(Inodorus_Group)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cucumis melo (Inodorus Group) (page does not exist)"><i>C. melo</i> (Inodorus Group)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canary_melon" title="Canary melon">Canary</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Honeydew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_melon" title="Persian melon">Persian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_melon" title="Santa Claus melon">Santa Claus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_metuliferus" title="Cucumis metuliferus"><i>C. metuliferus</i> (horned/jelly melon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_myriocarpus" title="Cucumis myriocarpus"><i>C. myriocarpus</i> (paddy melon)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cucumis_sativus" class="mw-redirect" title="Cucumis sativus"><i>C. sativus</i> (cucumber)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cultivars</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bailan_melon" title="Bailan melon">Bailan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banana_melon" title="Banana melon">Banana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charentais_melon" title="Charentais melon">Charentais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crane_Melon" title="Crane Melon">Crane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaya_melon" title="Gaya melon">Gaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hami_melon" title="Hami melon">Hami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajari_melon" title="Kajari melon">Kajari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkhoznitsa_melon" title="Kolkhoznitsa melon">Kolkhoznitsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirza_melon" title="Mirza melon">Mirza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_melon" title="Montreal melon">Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_pickling_melon" title="Oriental pickling melon">Oriental pickling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprite_melon" title="Sprite melon">Sprite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_melon" title="Sugar melon">Sugar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yubari_King" title="Yubari King">Yubari King</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Products<br />and dishes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melon_ball" title="Melon ball">Melon ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midori_(liqueur)" title="Midori (liqueur)">Midori</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other species</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Melothria_sphaerocarpa" title="Melothria sphaerocarpa">Melothria sphaerocarpa</a></i> (white-seed melon)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Momordica_charantia" title="Momordica charantia">Momordica charantia</a></i> (bitter melon)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_melon_dishes" title="List of melon dishes">List of melon dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melon_Day" title="Melon Day">Melon Day</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Melothria_scabra" title="Melothria scabra">Melothria 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