Family Code: CUCURB Genus Code: CUCUM Genus CN: melon Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A genus of ca. 55 species, herbaceous vines, native of the Old World (but see discussion under C. melo var. texanus). Infrageneric classification follows Schaefer (2007). Genus References: Nesom in FNA (2015); Munger & Robinson (1991)= X; Schaefer (2007)=V; Kirkbride(1993)=Z; Decker-Walters et al. (2002)=Y; Silberstein et al. (1999); Stepansky, Kovalski, & Perl-Treves (1999)=U; Schaefer & Renner in Kubitzki (2011). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1