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Genus: Cucumella Chiov.

Synonym of: Cucumis L.

Family: Cucurbitaceae tribe Benincaseae
Genus number: 3161
Last updated: 28-Apr-2011

List of Species Records in GRIN.


References for genus:

  • Ghebretinsae, A. G. et al. 2007. Nomenclatural changes in Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). Novon 17:176–178.
  • Ghebretinsae, A. G. et al. 2007. Relationships of cucumbers and melons unraveled: molecular phylogenetics of Cucumis and related genera (Benincaseae, Cucurbitaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 94:1256–1266. [nested within Cucumis L.].
  • Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1994. Revision of Cucumella (Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitoideae, Melothrieae, Cucumerinae). Brittonia 46:161–186. [accepts].
  • Schaefer, H. 2007. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) must include Cucumella, Dicoelospermum, Mukia, Myrmecosicyos, and Oreosyce: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:165–177.
More:
  • KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Check other nomenclature databases for Cucumella:

  • ING: Index Nominum Genericorum

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3161 (18 May 2013)

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