Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Climber |
Biogeography
| Local Conservation Status | Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
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Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Herbaceous vine with a creeping growth form. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are large and bean-shaped. |
| Flowers | Yellow flowers are composed of 5 wrinkled, oval to egg-shaped petals. |
| Fruit | Fruits are round with a netted texture. Fruits ripen with a few days of harvest, turning from greyish green to greenish yellow. The flesh is orange, juicy and sweet. |
| Taxonomy | This cultivar was first created in 1961 by crossing 2 cultivars known as Spicy Cantaloupe and Earl's Favorite. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits Food (Fruit or Vegetable): This cultivar is grown in the town of Yubari in Hokkaido, Japan. The name 'Yubari King' is trademarked, so that only melons grown in Yubari are allowed to be labelled as Yubari King melons. The fruit is among the most expensive in the world, fetching a usual price of 60-120 SGD per melon and upwards of 30,000 SGD for the best fruits harvested at the beginning of the season. |
Landscaping Features
| Thematic Landscaping | Economic Garden |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils |
Foliar
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Reniform) |
| Foliar Venation | Palmate |
| Foliar Margin | Dentate |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Rounded |
| Foliar Base | Cordate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower & Plant Sexuality | Unisexual & Bisexual Flowers(Sub-dioecious) |
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
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| Flower Texture(s) | Wrinkled |
| Flower Grouping | Solitary |
| Flower Location | Axillary |
| Flower Symmetry | Radial |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
| Mature Fruit Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White |
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| Mature Fruit Texture(s) | Rough |
| Fruit Classification | Simple Fruit |
| Fruit Type | |
| Mature Seed Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White |
| Mature Seed Texture(s) | Smooth |
| Seed Quantity Per Fruit | Numerous (>20) |
Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 32254 |
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| Species ID | 6662 |
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