Short Communication: Further morphological evidence for separating Mukia Arn. from Cucumis L.

MENTARI PUTRI PRATAMI (Graduate Program in Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Jl. Raya Darmaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia)
TATIK CHIKMAWATI (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Pertanian Bogor. Jl. Raya Darmaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia.)
RUGAYAH RUGAYAH (Herbarium Bogoriense, Botany Division, Biology Research Center, Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Jl. Raya Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16611, West Java, Indonesia)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 20 No. 1 (2019)

Pratami, MP Chikmawati T, Rugayah. 2019. Short Communication: Further morphological evidence for separating Mukia Arn. from Cucumis L.. Biodiversitas 20: 211-217. Mukia Arn. is closely related to Cucumis L. based on molecular data, nevertheless, they have high morphological differences resulting in different opinion on taxonomical status of the two genera. Mukia Arn. has many similarities in pollen and leaf anatomical characters to Cucumis L., but both genera differ in seven seed characters, i.e color, shape, size, surface pattern, seed edge, transverse section at seed neck, and the markings of the inner seed coat surface. So, based on seed characteristics, Mukia Arn. is separated from Cucumis L.Keywords: Cucurbitaceae, leaf anatomy, Malesia