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.Sebastian et al. (2010); Telford et al. (2011) 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 Cogn.
Cucumis aetheocarpus (C.Jeffrey) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis africanus L.f.
Cucumis althaeoides (Ser.) P.Sebastian & I.Telford
Cucumis anguria L.
Cucumis argenteus (Domin) P.Sebastian & I.Telford
Cucumis asper Cogn.
Cucumis baladensis Thulin
Cucumis bryoniifolius (Merxm.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis canoxyi Thulin & Al-Gifri
Cucumis carolinus J.H.Kirkbr.
Cucumis cinereus (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis clavipetiolatus (J.H.Kirkbr.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis costatus I.Telford
Cucumis debilis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach
Cucumis engleri (Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich.
Cucumis globosus C.Jeffrey
Cucumis gracilis (Kurz) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis hastatus Thulin
Cucumis heptadactylus Naudin
Cucumis hirsutus Sond.
Cucumis humifructus Stent (as Cucumis humofructus)
Cucumis hystrix Chakrav.
Cucumis indicus Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis insignis C.Jeffrey
Cucumis javanicus (Miq.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis jeffreyanus Thulin
Cucumis kalahariensis A.Meeuse
Cucumis kelleri (Cogn.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis kirkbridei Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis leiospermus (Wight & Arn.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis maderaspatanus L.
Cucumis meeusei C.Jeffrey
Cucumis melo L.
Cucumis messorius (C.Jeffrey) 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 (A.Fern. & R.Fern.) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis rigidus E.Mey. ex Sond.
Cucumis ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) Ghebret. & Thulin
Cucumis rostratus J.H.Kirkbr.
Cucumis rumphianus (Scheff.) H.Schaef.
Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois
Cucumis sagittatus Wawra & Peyr.
Cucumis sativus L., cucumber
Cucumis setosus Cogn.
Cucumis silentvalleyi (Manilal, T.Sabu & P.Mathew) 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.

 References 

Category:Cucurbitaceae