Abstract
Cucumis comprises a genus of nearly forty species (Whitaker and Davis, 1962), including several of considerable economic importance such as cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), the muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), and the West Indian gherkin (Cucumis anguria L.). All species are indigenous to Africa except for C. anguria, which apparently was introduced to the West Indies from Africa, and C. sativus and Cucumis hardwickii which are natives of Asia.
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Robinson, R.W., Whitaker, T.W. (1974). Cucumis. In: King, R.C. (eds) Handbook of Genetics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2994-7_7
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