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Cucumis (melon)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the Cucurbitaceae family which includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), muskmelons (Cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew), the horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), and the West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria). Thirty species occur in Africa, and 25 occur in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
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Species

Cucumis abyssinicus
Cucumis aculeatus
Cucumis aetheocarpus
Cucumis africanus
Cucumis althaeoides
Cucumis anguria (West Indian gherkin) (Attributes)
Cucumis argenteus
Cucumis aspera
Cucumis baladensis
Cucumis bryoniifolius
Cucumis callosus (cantaloupe) (Attributes)
Cucumis canoxyi
Cucumis carolinus
Cucumis chrysocarpa
Cucumis cinereus
Cucumis clavipetiolatus
Cucumis costatus
Cucumis debilis
Cucumis diniae
Cucumis dipsaceus (Hedgehog gourd)
Cucumis echinaceus
Cucumis engleri
Cucumis ficifolius (cucumis)
Cucumis globosus
Cucumis gracilis
Cucumis hastatus
Cucumis heptadactylus
Cucumis himalensis
Cucumis hirsutus
Cucumis humifructus (aardvark cucumber)
Cucumis humofructus
Cucumis hystrix
Cucumis hytivus
Cucumis indicus
Cucumis insignis
Cucumis javanicus
Cucumis jeffreyanus
Cucumis kalahariensis
Cucumis kelleri
Cucumis kirkbridei
Cucumis leiospermus
Cucumis maderaspatanus (scarlet-fruited gourd) (Attributes)
Cucumis meeusei
Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe)
Cucumis messorius
Cucumis metulifer
Cucumis metuliferus (African horned cucumber) (Attributes)
Cucumis myriocarpus (paddy melon) (Attributes)
Cucumis omissus
Cucumis oreosyce
Cucumis persicodorus
Cucumis prophetarum (cucumis)
Cucumis pubescens
Cucumis pubituberculatus
Cucumis pustulatus
Cucumis queenslandicus
Cucumis quintanilhae
Cucumis reticulatus
Cucumis rigidus
Cucumis ritchiei
Cucumis rostratus
Cucumis rumphianus
Cucumis sacleuxii
Cucumis sagittatus
Cucumis sativus (garden cucumber) (Attributes)
Cucumis serotinus
Cucumis silentvalleyi
Cucumis thulinianus
Cucumis trigonus
Cucumis umbellatus
Cucumis variabilis
Cucumis zambianus
Cucumis zeyheri

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0