Editing Cantaloupe (section)

==Types==
The true or European cantaloupe (Cantalupensis Group ''sensu stricto''), which has non- to slightly netted rind and orange flesh, includes the following types:<ref name="Pitrat 2017" />

* Sub-group Prescott with deeply ribbed rind, such as 'Prescott Fond Blanc'.
* Sub-group Saccharinus with speckled and slightly ribbed rind, such as 'Sucrin de Honfleur'
* Sub-group [[Charentais melon|Charentais]] with non-speckled, slightly ribbed and green-sutured rind.

The Israeli cantaloupe (Sub-group Ha'Ogen) is similar to the European one, but it has green flesh.<ref name="Pitrat 2017" />

The muskmelon or American cantaloupe (formerly Reticulatus Group but now merged into Cantalupensis Group), which has strongly netted rind and orange flesh, includes the following types:<ref name="Pitrat 2017" />

* Sub-group American Western with non- to slightly ribbed and wholly netted rind.
* Sub-group American Eastern with more or less ribbed rind of which the sutures are not or less netted.
Some sources also include Tuscan melons among American cantaloupes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-19 |title=Melon Types |url=https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/ca/en-ca/resources/agronomic-spotlights/melon-types.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422000735/https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/ca/en-ca/resources/agronomic-spotlights/melon-types.html |archive-date=2025-04-22 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Bayer Vegetables Canada}}</ref> These Tuscan-type melons have smaller seed cavities like American western varieties but also have ribs like American eastern varieties. Tuscan melons have noticeably different flavor, potentially due to higher production of ester compounds in these varieties.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Niyakan |first=Seyednami |last2=Nagashima |first2=Yukihiro |last3=Singh |first3=Jashbir |last4=Metrani |first4=Rita |last5=Crosby |first5=Kevin M. |last6=Jifon |first6=John L. |last7=Jayaprakasha |first7=GK |last8=Ravishankar |first8=Sadhana |last9=Brierley |first9=Paul |last10=Leskovar |first10=Daniel I. |last11=Turini |first11=Thomas A. |last12=Schultheis |first12=Jonathan |last13=Coolong |first13=Timothy |last14=Guan |first14=Wenjing |last15=Miller |first15=Rhonda |date=2023-11-01 |title=Genetic and geographical inputs that shape Metabolomic and transcriptomic profiles of melon fruits |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304423823005083 |journal=Scientia Horticulturae |volume=321 |pages=112337 |doi=10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112337 |issn=0304-4238}}</ref>

=== Other similar types ===
A melon with netted rind is not necessarily a cantaloupe. Many varieties of Chandalak Group and Ameri Group also have netted rind.<ref name="Pitrat 2017" />

The Japanese muskmelon (Sub-group Earl's) resembles the American cantaloupe in netted rind, but differs in green flesh and non-[[dehiscent]] [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncles]]. Therefore, some horticulturists classify the Japanese muskmelon under Inodorus Group instead of Cantalupensis or Reticulatus Group.<ref name="Pitrat 2017" />