Question: What is the difference between Stachyurus and Cucumis?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Stachyurus is the only genus in the flowering plant family Stachyuraceae, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia. They are deciduous shrubs or small trees with pendent racemes of 4-petalled flowers which appear on the bare branches before the leaves. The plants have leaves with serrate margins. Stachyuraceae contains a single genus with eight species. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] 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"). [END]  
Answer: Stachyuraceae contains a single genus with eight species.
Stachyuraceae contains a single genus with eight species.