Phylogenetics of <it>Cucumis </it>(Cucurbitaceae): Cucumber <it/>(<it>C. sativus</it>) belongs in an Asian/Australian clade far from melon (<it>C. melo</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Melon, <it>Cucumis melo</it>, and cucumber, <it>C. sativus</it>, are among the most widely cultivated crops worldwide. <it>Cucumis</it>, as traditionally conceived, is geographically centered in Af...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/58 |