Summary
Place of publication:
Blumea 52:168. 2007
Verified:
11/24/2008
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Celebes | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Irian Jaya | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Moluccas | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | New Guinea | | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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MALESIA:
New Guinea, Indonesia [Celebes, Irian Jaya, Moluccas]
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=458035.
Accessed 17 April 2026.