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Revision of Cucumella (Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitoideae, Melothrieae, Cucumerinae)

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The genusCucumella is closely related toCucumis. It consists of 11 taxa found in southern and eastern Africa and India.Cucumella jeffreyana andC. clavipetiolata are described as new species, and subgenusLeptopericarpia, sectionAculeatae, and seriesEporcatae are also described as new.Cucumella (Kedrostis) engleri is lectotypified. A description of the genus, a key to its species, and a description, the distribution, and a discussion of each species are presented.

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Kirkbride, J.H. Revision of Cucumella (Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitoideae, Melothrieae, Cucumerinae). Brittonia 46, 161–186 (1994). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807230

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