Cucumis canoxyi (Cucurbitaceae) — a new species from Yemen
Author(s) -
Thulin Mats,
AlGifri Abdul Nasser
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb00610.x
Subject(s) - cucumis , cucurbitaceae , tendril , biology , botany , cucurbita
The new species Cucumis canoxyi , growing on limestone rocks in the Hadramaut Region of southern Yemen, is described and illustrated. The species is the second known member of Cucumis to be without tendrils.