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Melons & Cucumbers
Cucumis
Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus), true melons (Cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew), the horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), and the West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria).
30 species occur in Africa, and 25 occur in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. However, Cucumis myriocarpus was introduced to Australia from Sub-Saharan Africa, and is regarded as an invasive species.
47 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Muskmelon
speciesCucumis melo
Cucumber
speciesCucumis sativus
Teasel Gourd
speciesCucumis dipsaceus
Madras Pea Pumpkin
speciesCucumis maderaspatanus
South African Spiny Cucumber
speciesCucumis zeyheri
Horned Melon
speciesCucumis metuliferus
West Indian Gherkin
speciesCucumis anguria
paddy melon
speciesCucumis myriocarpus
Hairy Wild Cucumber
speciesCucumis hirsutus
Small Wild Cucumber
speciesCucumis africanus
Wild Cucumber
speciesCucumis prophetarum
Goat Cucumber
speciesCucumis sagittatus
Roughleaf cucumber
speciesCucumis meeusei
pea pumpkin
speciesCucumis althaeoides
Cucumis variabilis
speciesCucumis variabilis
Cucumis aculeatus
speciesCucumis aculeatus
Cucumis argenteus
speciesCucumis argenteus
Cucumis afrotropicus
speciesCucumis afrotropicus
Hard Cucumber
speciesCucumis rigidus
Cucumis sacleuxii
speciesCucumis sacleuxii
Cucumis oreosyce
speciesCucumis oreosyce
Rough Cucumber
speciesCucumis asper
Cucumis heptadactylus
speciesCucumis heptadactylus
Cucumis cinereus
speciesCucumis cinereus
Cucumis ritchiei
speciesCucumis ritchiei
Cucumis trigonus
speciesCucumis trigonus
Cucumis setosus
speciesCucumis setosus
Cucumis picrocarpus
speciesCucumis picrocarpus
Aardvark Cucumber
speciesCucumis humifructus
Cucumis bryoniifolius
speciesCucumis bryoniifolius
Cucumis javanicus
speciesCucumis javanicus
Cucumis hystrix
speciesCucumis hystrix
Cucumis ficifolius
speciesCucumis ficifolius
Cucumis umbellatus
speciesCucumis umbellatus
Cucumis carolinus
speciesCucumis carolinus
Cucumis pustulatus
speciesCucumis pustulatus
Cucumis kalahariensis
speciesCucumis kalahariensis
Cucumis quintanilhae
speciesCucumis quintanilhae
Cucumis rumphianus
speciesCucumis rumphianus
Cucumis messorius
speciesCucumis messorius
Cucumis indicus
speciesCucumis indicus
Cucumis insignis
speciesCucumis insignis
Cucumis clavipetiolatus
speciesCucumis clavipetiolatus
Cucumis silentvalleyi
speciesCucumis silentvalleyi
Cucumis costatus
speciesCucumis costatus
Cucumis canoxyi
speciesCucumis canoxyi
Cucumis gracilis
speciesCucumis gracilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Description of the Plants of America
Charles Plumier · 1693 · p.209
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.303
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.737
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.297
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.222
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.739
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.731
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.734
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.730
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.729
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.630
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.296
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cucumis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54916.