Biosystematic Monograph of the Genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae): Botanical Identification of Cucumbers and Melons

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Parkway Publishers, Inc., 1993 - Gardening - 159 pages
Taxonomic history; Morphology; Biosystematic data; Materials and methods; Taxonomy; Literature Cited.

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Contents

Taxonomic History
1
Biosystematic Data
11
Tables
16
Taxonomy
19
Illustrations
44
Cucumis pubituberculatus
50
Cucumis zeyheri
51
Cucumis prolatior
53
Cucumis sect Melo
74
Cucumis hirsutus
75
Cucumis ser Humifructosi
77
Cucumis ser Melo
78
Cucumis melo
79
Key to the Subspecies of Cucumis melo
80
29a Cucumis melo subsp melo
81
Cucumis sagittatus
82

Cucumis insignis
55
Cucumis thulinianus
56
Cucumis ficifolius
58
Cucumis aculeatus
60
Cucumis pustulatus
61
Cucumis meeusei
63
Cucumis jeffreyanus
65
Cucumis hastatus
66
Cucumis rigidus
67
Cucumis baladensis
69
Cucumis ser Metuliferi
70
Cucumis rostratus
72
Cucumis subgen Cucumis
84
Cucumis hystrix
86
Doubtful Names
88
Literature Cited
93
Synonyms of Cucumis melo Linnaeus
103
Synonyms of Cucumis sativus Linnaeus
119
DELTA Character List for the Species of Cucumis
121
Numerical List of Taxa
135
Index to Exsiccatae
137
Index to Scientific Names
155
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