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Taxon:  Cucumis asper Cogn.



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumella
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
12548
Place of publication:
É. A. J. De Wildeman & T. A. Durand, Bull. Herb. Boissier sér. 2, 1:882. 1901
Verified:
06/26/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cucumella asper (Cogn.) C. Jeffrey

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Reference(s)
  1. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. 1994. Revision of Cucumella (Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitoideae, Melothrieae, Cucumerinae). Brittonia 46:165.
  2. Lebeda, A. et al. 2007. Chapter 8. Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.). Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 3:271-376.
  3. Lebeda, A. et al. 2007. Chapter 8. Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae; Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus spp.). Genetic resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement. 2005- 3:271-376.
  4. Schaefer, H. 2007. Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) must include Cucumella, Dicoelospermum, Mukia, Myrmecosicyos, and Oreosyce: a recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:170.
  5. Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
  6. Sebastian, P. et al. 2010. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (C. melo) have numerous wild relatives in Asia and Australia, and the sister species of melon is from Australia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107:14269-14273.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12548. Accessed 17 April 2026.

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