What is Cucumis?
'''''Cucumis''''' is a genus of [[Vine|twining]], [[tendril]]-bearing plants in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Cucurbitaceae]] which includes the [[cucumber]] (''Cucumis sativus''), [[Muskmelon|muskmelons]] (''Cucumis melo'', including cantaloupe and [[Honeydew (melon)|honeydew]]), the horned [[melon]] (''[[Cucumis metuliferus]]''), and the West Indian small pickle (''[[Cucumis anguria]]''). {{Automatic taxobox | image = Cantaloupes.jpg | image_caption = [[Cantaloupe]] [[melon]] | display_parents = 2 | taxon = Cucumis | authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] | synonyms = *''Cucumella'' <small>[[Chiov.]]</small> * ''Dicaelosperma'' <small>[[E.G.O.Müll.]] & [[Ferdinand Albin Pax|Pax]]</small>, orth. var. * ''Dicaelospermum'' <small>[[C.B.Clarke]]</small>, orth. var. * ''Dicoelospermum'' <small>[[C.B.Clarke]]</small> * ''Hymenosicyos'' <small>[[Chiov.]]</small> * ''Melo'' <small>[[Mill.]]</small> * ''Mukia'' <small>[[Arn.]]</small> * ''Myrmecosicyos'' <small>[[C.Jeffrey]]</small> * ''Oreosyce'' <small>[[Hook.f.]]</small> }} [[File:Cucumis_metuliferus_fruit_-_whole_and_cross_section.jpg|thumb|[[Horned melon|Horned melon (''Cucumis metuliferus'')]]]] 30 species happen in [[Africa]], and 25 happen in [[India]], [[Southeast Asia]], and [[Australia]].<ref>Sebastian et al. (2010); Telford et al. (2011)</ref> However, ''[[Cucumis myriocarpus]]'' was introduced to Australia from [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], and is thought as an [[invasive species]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McLellan|first=Richard|date=30 November 2020|title=Paddy Melon picking at Hamelin|url=https://www.bushheritage.org.au/blog/learning-more-about-camel-melons|access-date=31 July 2021|website=[[Bush Heritage Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=24 August 2020|title=Summer weeds|url=https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/postharvest/summer-weeds?page=0%2C2|access-date=31 July 2021|website=Agriculture and Food|publisher=Western Australia. [[Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development]]}}</ref> == Species == As of October 2022, [[Plants of the World Online]] accep