Rockmelon are related to honeydews, watermelons, and even cucumbers, pumpkins and squashes. It is usually round or slightly elongated with firm, netted or scaly, greyish-green, cream or buff rind. Some of the fruit have grooves or sutures running from end to end, but all have moist, sweet, orange to peach-coloured flesh, and a distinct fragrance. They are an excellent source of Vitamin C, Beta carotene and Potassium.