Cucumis

***Cucumis*** is a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber (_Cucumis sativus_), muskmelons (_Cucumis melo_, including cantaloupe and  honeydew), the horned melon (_Cucumis metuliferus_), and the West Indian small pickle (_Cucumis anguria_).

30 species happen in Africa, and 25 happen in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. However, _Cucumis myriocarpus_ was introduced to Australia from Sub-Saharan Africa, and is thought as an invasive species.

## Species

As of October 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted 61 species:

- _Cucumis aculeatus_ <small>Cogn.</small>
- _Cucumis aetheocarpus_ <small>(C.Jeffrey) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis africanus_ <small>L.f.</small>
- _Cucumis althaeoides_ <small>(Ser.) P.Sebastian & I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis anguria_ <small>L.</small>
- _Cucumis argenteus_ <small>(Domin) P.Sebastian & I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis asper_ <small>Cogn.</small>
- _Cucumis baladensis_ <small>Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis bryoniifolius_ <small>(Merxm.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis canoxyi_ <small>Thulin & Al-Gifri</small>
- _Cucumis carolinus_ <small>J.H.Kirkbr.</small>
- _Cucumis cinereus_ <small>(Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis clavipetiolatus_ <small>(J.H.Kirkbr.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis costatus_ <small>I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis debilis_ <small>W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes</small>
- _Cucumis dipsaceus_ <small>Ehrenb. ex Spach</small>
- _Cucumis engleri_ <small>(Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis ficifolius_ <small>A.Rich.</small>
- _Cucumis globosus_ <small>C.Jeffrey</small>
- _Cucumis gracilis_ <small>(Kurz) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis hastatus_ <small>Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis heptadactylus_ <small>Naudin</small>
- _Cucumis hirsutus_ <small>Sond.</small>
- _Cucumis humifructus_ <small>Stent</small> (as _Cucumis humofructus_)
- _Cucumis hystrix_ <small>Chakrav.</small>
- _Cucumis indicus_ <small>Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis insignis_ <small>C.Jeffrey</small>
- _Cucumis javanicus_ <small>(Miq.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis jeffreyanus_ <small>Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis kalahariensis_ <small>A.Meeuse</small>
- _Cucumis kelleri_ <small>(Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis kirkbridei_ <small>Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis leiospermus_ <small>(Wight & Arn.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis maderaspatanus_ <small>L.</small>
- _Cucumis meeusei_ <small>C.Jeffrey</small>
- _Cucumis melo_ <small>L.</small>
- _Cucumis messorius_ <small>(C.Jeffrey) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis metuliferus_ <small>E.Mey. ex Naudin</small>
- _Cucumis myriocarpus_ <small>Naudin</small>
- _Cucumis omissus_ <small>Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis picrocarpus_ <small>F.Muell.</small>
- _Cucumis prophetarum_ <small>L.</small>
- _Cucumis pubituberculatus_ <small>Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis pustulatus_ <small>Naudin ex Hook.f.</small>
- _Cucumis queenslandicus_ <small>I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis quintanilhae_ <small>R.Fern. & A.Fern.</small>
- _Cucumis reticulatus_ <small>(A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis rigidus_ <small>E.Mey. ex Sond.</small>
- _Cucumis ritchiei_ <small>(C.B.Clarke) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis rostratus_ <small>J.H.Kirkbr.</small>
- _Cucumis rumphianus_ <small>(Scheff.) H.Schaef.</small>
- _Cucumis sacleuxii_ <small>Paill. & Bois</small>
- _Cucumis sagittatus_ <small>Wawra & Peyr.</small>
- _Cucumis sativus_ <small>L.</small>, cucumber
- _Cucumis setosus_ <small>Cogn.</small>
- _Cucumis silentvalleyi_ <small>(Manilal, T.Sabu & P.Mathew) Ghebret. & Thulin</small>
- _Cucumis thulinianus_ <small>J.H.Kirkbr.</small>
- _Cucumis umbellatus_ <small>I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis variabilis_ <small>P.Sebastian & I.Telford</small>
- _Cucumis zambianus_ <small>Widrl., J.H.Kirkbr., Ghebret. & K.R.Reitsma</small>
- _Cucumis zeyheri_ <small>Sond.</small>