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Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis

not marked as a favorite taxon Cucumis Linnaeus. Common name: Canteloupe, Muskmelon, Cucumber.

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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).

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References: 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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image #1 of Cucumis© Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Greg Tasney | Cucumis sativus source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cucumis© Abraham Sánchez Romero, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Abraham Sánchez Romero | Cucumis dipsaceus source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cucumis© Manuel R Popp, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Manuel R Popp | Cucumis metuliferus source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Cucumis© Human Bean, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Human Bean | Cucumis sativus source

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