Mitikiti, ni mimea ya jenasi Citrullus na Cucumis katika familia Cucurbitaceae. Hukuzwa sana katika kanda za tropiki na nusutropiki kwa ajili ya matunda yao makubwa yanayoitwa matikiti. Citrullus amarus, Mtikiti-chungu (Bitter melon) Citrullus colocynthis, Mtikiti-jangwa (Desert gourd au Colocynth) Citrullus ecirrhosus, Mtikiti wa Namibia (Namib tsamma) Citrullus lanatus, Mtikiti-maji (Watermelon) Citrullus lanatus var. citroides, Mtikiti-maji chungu Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, Mtikiti-maji tamu Cucumis humifructus, Mtikiti-mhanga (Aardvark pumpkin) Cucumis melo (Muskmelon) Cucumis melo var. cantalupo, Mtikiti-tamu (Cantaloupe) Cucumis melo var. inodorus, Mtikiti-asali (Honeydew) na Mtikiti-njano (Canary melon) Cucumis myriocarpus, Mtikiti-beri (Paddy melon) Mtikiti-jangwa Mtikiti wa Namibia Mtikiti-tamu Mtikiti-tamu “Cantaloupe” Mtikiti-asali Matikiti njano Mtikiti-beri