Cucumis Linnaeus. Canteloupe, Muskmelon, Cucumber.
A genus of ca. 55 species, herbaceous vines, native of the Old World (but see discussion under C. melo var. texanus). Infrageneric classification follows Schaefer (2007).
Ref: Decker-Walters et al. (2002); Kirkbride (1993); Munger & Robinson (1991); Nesom (2015b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Schaefer (2007); Schaefer & Renner In Kubitzki (2011); Silberstein et al. (1999); Stepansky, Kovalski, & Perl-Treves (1999). Show full citations.
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