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 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.