Cucumis

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Cucumis
melon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Melothrieae
Subtribe: Cucumerinae
Genus: Cucumis
L.
Species
Synonyms

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. Sebastian et al. (2010); Telford et al. (2011)

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