Cucumis africanus - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID6440145e436be113921196
Scientific name Cucumis africanus
Authority L.f.
First published in Suppl. Pl. : 423 (1782)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cucumis arenarius Schrad. Linnaea 12(4): 416. 1838 [Apr-Sep 1838]
Cucumis dipsaceus Wender. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 451. 1840
Cucumis hookeri Naudin Gard. Chron. 1870: 1503 (1870)

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  • Africa
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces

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World Flora Online wfo-0000628791
Tropicos 9200436
INPN 706108
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292126-1
The Plant List kew-2746878
Open Tree Of Life 371029
NCBI Taxonomy 217618
IPNI 292126-1
iNaturalist 516178
GBIF 3622639
USDA GRIN 12544

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Understanding tobamovirus-plant interactions: implications for breeding resistance to tomato brown rugose fruit virus Sánchez-Sánchez M, Carrillo-Tripp J, Aispuro-Hernández E, Quintana-Obregón EA, Martínez-Téllez MÁ 07-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9734318
doi:10.1007/s42161-022-01287-9
Efficacy of Seed Priming With Cucurbitacin Phytonematicides Against Meloidogyne incognita on Pea Mashela PW, Pofu KM, Bopape-Mabapa MP Front Microbiol 10-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9226780
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.863808
PMID:35756066
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Interactive Effects of Filamentous Fungi and Cucurbitacin Phytonematicide on Growth of Cowpea and Suppression of Meloidogyne enterolobii Pofu KM, Mashela PW Front Microbiol 08-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8861197
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.765051
PMID:35211103
Potential Role of African Fermented Indigenous Vegetables in Maternal and Child Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa Irakoze ML, Wafula EN, Owaga E Int J Food Sci 15-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8695012
doi:10.1155/2021/3400329
PMID:34957295
Genetic and Pre- and Postharvest Factors Influencing the Content of Antioxidants in Cucurbit Crops Martínez C, Valenzuela JL, Jamilena M Antioxidants (Basel) 02-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8228042
doi:10.3390/antiox10060894
PMID:34199481
ROS-Mediated Apoptosis Induced by BSA Nanospheres Encapsulated with Fruit Extract of Cucumis prophetarum in Various Human Cancer Cell Lines Hemlata, Gupta S, Tejavath KK ACS Omega 06-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8153748
doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c00755
PMID:34056191
Morphometric and total protein responses in Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juveniles to Nemafric-BL phytonematicide Mashela PW, Shokoohi E Sci Rep 13-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7806609
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-80210-7
PMID:33441821
Comparative and Correlational Evaluation of the Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activity of Musa sinensis L. and Musa paradisiaca L. Fruit Compartments (Musaceae) Oyeyinka BO, Afolayan AJ ScientificWorldJournal 06-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7428880
doi:10.1155/2020/4503824
PMID:32831803
The Potential Therapeutic Value of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Metabolic Disorders Nyakudya TT, Tshabalala T, Dangarembizi R, Erlwanger KH, Ndhlala AR Molecules 09-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7321241
doi:10.3390/molecules25112669
PMID:32526850
Medicinal plants sold for treatment of bacterial and parasitic diseases in humans in Maputo city markets, Mozambique Barbosa F, Hlashwayo D, Sevastyanov V, Chichava V, Mataveia A, Boane E, Cala A BMC Complement Med Ther 23-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7076832
doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2809-9
PMID:32020866
Morphological adjustment in free-living Steinernema feltiae infective juveniles to increasing concentration of Nemafric-BL phytonematicide Mashela PW, Shokoohi E, Pofu KM PLoS One 03-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC6941822
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0227448
PMID:31899763
Exploring African Medicinal Plants for Potential Anti-Diabetic Compounds with the DIA-DB Inverse Virtual Screening Web Server Pereira AS, den Haan H, Peña-García J, Moreno MM, Pérez-Sánchez H, Apostolides Z Molecules 24-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6571761
doi:10.3390/molecules24102002
PMID:31137754
Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activities of Cucumis africanus L.f.:: A Wild Vegetable of South Africa Abifarin TO, Afolayan AJ, Otunola GA J Evid Based Integr Med 27-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6440028
doi:10.1177/2515690X19836391
PMID:30917681
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation Constant NL, Tshisikhawe MP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6108143
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
PMID:30139359

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