Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CUCUMIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1011. 1753.
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TYPE: Cucumis sativus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 6: 264. 1925.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cucumis anguria | GOOSEBERRY GOURD; WEST INDIAN GHERKIN | Not Native | |
| Cucumis melo | CANTALOUPE | Not Native | |
| Cucumis metulifer | AFRICAN HORNED CUCUMBER | Not Native | |
| Cucumis sativus | GARDEN CUCUMBER | Not Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Fruit smooth
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1. Fruit prickly to hispid
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2. Leaf lobes elliptic or oblong to ovate; staminate flowers: corolla tube 0.8–2 mm; pistillate flowers: corolla tube 1–1.6(–3) mm
2. Leaf lobes triangular; staminate flowers: corolla tube 3.5–5(–6) mm; pistillate flowers: corolla tube 3.5–6.5 mm
3. Plants dioecious; leaf blade often deeply lobed; pedicels of pistillate flowers distally dilated; staminate flowers 3–10 in racemes
3. Plants monoecious; leaf blade shallowly lobed; pedicels of pistillate flowers not distally dilated; staminate flowers 1–7, usually in fascicles or panicles, rarely racemes
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4. Fruit with prickles 0.5-1.5 cm long
4. Fruit hispid or minutely prickly, sometimes smooth