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Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the Cucurbitaceae family which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, and Cucumis anguria, the West Indian gherkin.
See also
- Cucumber
- Melon
- Horned melon
- Bailan melon
- Cantaloupe
- Galia
- Hami Melon
- Honeydew
- Muskmelon
- Piel de Sapo
- Sugar melon
- Winter melon
References
- Ghebretinsae, A. G., Thulin, M. & Barber, J. C. (2007). Relationships of cucumbers and melons unraveled: molecular phylogenetics of Cucumis and related genera (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(7): 1256–1266.
- Renner, S. S., Schaefer, H. & Kocyan, A. (2007). "Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae): Cucumber (C. sativus) belongs in an Asian/Australian clade far from melon (C. melo)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 58–69. doi:.
External links
- Multilingual taxonomic information at the University of Melbourne
- TSN 22359. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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