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Cucumis
Cucumis
is a genus of
twining
,
tendril
-bearing plants in the
Cucurbitaceae
family
which includes the
cucumber
(
Cucumis sativus
),
muskmelons
(
Cucumis melo
, including cantaloupe and honeydew), the horned melon (
Cucumis metuliferus
), and the West Indian
gherkin
(
Cucumis anguria
). Thirty species occur in
Africa
, and 25 occur in
India
,
Southeast Asia
, and
Australia
.
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