Cucumis sativus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Cucumis
Subgenus: C. subg. Cucumis
Sectio: C. sect. Cucumis
Species: Cucumis sativus
Varietates: C. s. var. hardwickii – C. s. var. sativus – C. s. var. sikkimensis – C. s. var. xishuangbannanensis

Name

Cucumis sativus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1012 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cucumis esculentus Salisb., Prodr., 157. 1796., nom. illeg.
- Cucumis sativus f. typicus Gabaev, La Turquie Agricole 556. 1933.

Hybrids

Cucumis × hytivus J.F.Chen & J.H.Kirkbr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Bhutan), India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Philippines.
Widely cultivated elsewhere.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1012. Reference page.
Zhukovsky, P.M. (Joukovsky P.) (Жуковский, П.М.) 1933. Земледельческая Турция (Азиатская часть – Анатолия) [La Turquie Agricole (Partie Asiatique – Anatolie)]. Москва–Ленинград : Государстенное издательство колхозной и совхозной литературы [Moscou–Leningrad: Les editions de l'État Section Agricole Selkhozghiz]. XXVII, 908 с., [14] л. карт, табл., цв. ил. : ил.; 27 см. (Russian) Google Books Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Cucumis sativus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cucumis sativus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cucumis sativus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 23. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cucumis sativus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Pepinera
Boarisch: Gugummer
Basa Bali: Timun
беларуская: Агурок пасяўны
বাংলা: শশা
čeština: Okurka setá
dansk: Almindelig Agurk
Deutsch: Gurke
Ελληνικά: Αγγουριά
English: Cucumber
Esperanto: Kukumo
español: Pepino
eesti: Kurk
suomi: Kurkku
Nordfriisk: Gurk
français: Concombre
עברית: מְלָפְפוֹן
magyar: Uborka
Bahasa Indonesia: Mentimun
italiano: Cetriolo
Lëtzebuergesch: Kornischong
Napulitano: Cetrulo
Nederlands: Komkommer
norsk nynorsk: Agurk
norsk: Agurk
polski: Ogórek Siewny
português: Pepino
русский: Огурец обыкновенный
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱨ
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Krastavac
svenska: Gurka
తెలుగు: దోసకాయలు
ไทย: แตงกวา
Türkçe: Hıyar
vèneto: Cocómaro
ייִדיש: אוגערקע
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Chhì-koe
中文: 黄瓜

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