Cucumis


Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, and the West Indian gherkin.
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.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted 61 species:
  • Cucumis aculeatus Cogn.
  • Cucumis aetheocarpus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis africanus L.f.
  • Cucumis althaeoides P.Sebastian & I.Telford
  • Cucumis anguria L.
  • Cucumis argenteus P.Sebastian & I.Telford
  • Cucumis asper Cogn.
  • Cucumis baladensis Thulin
  • Cucumis bryoniifolius Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis canoxyi Thulin & Al-Gifri
  • Cucumis carolinus J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Cucumis cinereus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis clavipetiolatus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis costatus I.Telford
  • Cucumis debilis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
  • Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach
  • Cucumis engleri Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich.
  • Cucumis globosus C.Jeffrey
  • Cucumis gracilis Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis hastatus Thulin
  • Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin
  • Cucumis hirsutus Sond.
  • Cucumis humifructus Stent
  • Cucumis hystrix Chakrav.
  • Cucumis indicus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis insignis C.Jeffrey
  • Cucumis javanicus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis jeffreyanus Thulin
  • Cucumis kalahariensis A.Meeuse
  • Cucumis kelleri Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis kirkbridei Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis leiospermus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
  • Cucumis meeusei C.Jeffrey
  • Cucumis melo L.
  • Cucumis messorius Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Naudin
  • Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin
  • Cucumis omissus Thulin
  • Cucumis picrocarpus F.Muell.
  • Cucumis prophetarum L.
  • Cucumis pubituberculatus Thulin
  • Cucumis pustulatus Naudin ex Hook.f.
  • Cucumis queenslandicus I.Telford
  • Cucumis quintanilhae R.Fern. & A.Fern.
  • Cucumis reticulatus Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis rigidus E.Mey. ex Sond.
  • Cucumis ritchiei Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis rostratus J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Cucumis rumphianus H.Schaef.
  • Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois
  • Cucumis sagittatus Wawra & Peyr.
  • Cucumis sativus L., cucumber
  • Cucumis setosus Cogn.
  • Cucumis silentvalleyi Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Cucumis thulinianus J.H.Kirkbr.
  • Cucumis umbellatus I.Telford
  • Cucumis variabilis P.Sebastian & I.Telford
  • Cucumis zambianus Widrl., J.H.Kirkbr., Ghebret. & K.R.Reitsma
  • Cucumis zeyheri Sond.