Oriental Melon

Makuwauri is called "Oriental Melon" in English.
Scientific name: Cucumis melo var.makuwa
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: melo var. makuwa

Oriental Melon has been eaten for many years in Japan.
It tastes sweet and plain, but it is not so sweeter than Melon.
I often eat it when I want to be refreshed.
My mother bring up the Oriental Melon in summer every year.