PLANTS Profile for Cucumis (melon)

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PLANTS Profile

Cucumis L.
melon

Symbol:

CUCUM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Cucumis L.

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Distribution:
Cucumis L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Cucumis L.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cucumis anguria L.. . Image Available.

Cucumis anguria
West Indian gherkin

Distribution of Cucumis dipsaceus C.G. Ehrenb. ex Spach. . Image Available.

Cucumis dipsaceus
hedgehog gourd

Distribution of Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.. .

Cucumis ficifolius
cucumis

Distribution of Cucumis melo L.. . Image Available.

Cucumis melo
cantaloupe

Distribution of Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. ex Naud.. .

Cucumis metuliferus
African horned cucumber

Distribution of Cucumis myriocarpus E. Mey. ex Naud.. . Image Available.

Cucumis myriocarpus
gooseberry gourd

Distribution of Cucumis prophetarum L.. .

Cucumis prophetarum
cucumis

Cucumis sativus
garden cucumber

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cucumis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Cucumis L. – melon

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cucumis L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin			Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Cucumis L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22359.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 07:45 PM CDT