*Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. agrestis* Naudin, Ann. Sc. Nat. 4, Ser. 11:73. 1859 syn: Cucumis trigonous Rox.; C. pubescens Willd.
The taxonomy of this group is rather confusing with most wild species having been merged under C. melo. It, however looks appropriate to separate wild forms under subsp. agrestris and cultivated under subsp. melo. Common name: Kachri in Delhi, Haryana and Chibar in Rajasthan Much branched herb with 3-5 lobed leaves, 9-12 mm across yellow flowers and oval to ellipsoid fruits, light green with dark green patches. May be confused with Citrullus colocynthis but latter has leaves deeply lobed with narrow pinnately cleft lobes, smaller pale yellow flowers and globose fruits. Photographed from Delhi and Rajasthan <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sqgMoazQxuM/T3qlHkPAPiI/AAAAAAAAAo8/Yd2kOoXTSsI/s1600/Cucumis-melo-agrestris-agrestris-Vikas-puri-1.jpg> Cucumis-melo-agrestris-agrestris-Vikas-puri-1 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R7KQI9iVqkc/T3qliBs0UFI/AAAAAAAAApI/uQ4ccnEcLao/s1600/Cucumis-melo-agrestris-agrestris-Vikas-puri-2.jpg> Cucumis-melo-agrestris-agrestris-Vikas-puri-2 <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n_lHwMFJteg/T3ql61c7j9I/AAAAAAAAApU/GXHztzVUJD4/s1600/Cucumis-pubescens-Chibar-Rajasthan-1.jpg> Cucumis-pubescens-Chibar-Rajasthan-1 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-76fcax7m3LU/T3qmKODQhmI/AAAAAAAAApg/Hf5WeP6JPzw/s1600/Cucumis-pubescens-Chibar-Rajasthan-3.jpg> Cucumis-pubescens-Chibar-Rajasthan-3 Gurcharan Singh
