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Cucumis anguria

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440145e54037934926892
Scientific name Cucumis anguria
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 1011 (1753)

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Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Apodanthera scaberrima Brandegee Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 188 (1922)
Cucumis anguria subsp. cubensis Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 28 1918
Cucumis anguria subsp. jamaicensis Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 28 1918
Cucumis anguria subsp. longipes (Hook.f.) Greb. Verz. Landwirtsch. Gärtn. Kulturpfl. , ed. 2, 2: 916 (1986)
Cucumis angurioides M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 79 (1846)
Cucumis arada L. ex Naudin & F.Muell. Select Pl. French ed.: 230 1887
Cucumis echinatus Moench Methodus (Moench) 654. 1794 [4 May 1794]
Cucumis erinaceus Naudin ex C.Huber Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1864(Cat. Print.): 6 (1864)
Cucumis longipes Hook.f. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 547 (1871)
Cucumis macrocarpos Wender. ex Mart. Reise Bras. (Spix & Mart.) i. 536.
Cucumis parviflorus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 157. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]
Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse Blumea, Suppl. 4: 200 1958
Cucumis anguria var. anguria L. Blumea Supplement 4 1958

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Language Common/alternative name
English west indian gherkin
Arabic قثد حنظلي
Bulgarian ангурия
Czech okurka angurie
Esperanto angurio
Dutch surinaamse wilde augurk
Portuguese maxixe
Russian Ангурия
xmf ანგურია
Chinese 安古里亚甜瓜
Chinese 小刺黄瓜

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Cucumis anguria var. longaculeatus J.H.Kirkbr. Biosyst. Monog. Gen. Cucumis (Cucurbitac.) : 39 (1993)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
    • Macaronesia
      • Cape Verde
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina
      • Sierra Leone
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Réunion
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Massachusetts
      • New York
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Montana
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
  • Pacific
    • South-central Pacific
      • Marquesas
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • New Caledonia
      • Niue
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Aruba
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Nicaragua
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000628801
Florida Plant Atlas 1525
USDA Plants CUAN
Tropicos 9200598
INPN 445600
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292141-1
The Plant List kew-2746888
Open Tree Of Life 426511
Observations.org 198642
NCBI Taxonomy 39473
Nature Serve 2.131499
IPNI 292141-1
iNaturalist 161246
GBIF 2874573
Freebase /m/05z8_k
EPPO CUMAN
EOL 584428
Elurikkus 322948
Calflora (Californian flora) 8533
USDA GRIN 12546
Wikipedia Cucumis_anguria

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Exposure of Caralluma tuberculata to biogenic selenium nanoparticles as in vitro rooting agent: Stimulates morpho-physiological and antioxidant defense system Ali A, Mashwani ZU, Raja NI, Mohammad S, Ahmad MS, Luna-Arias JP PLoS One 10-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11006134
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0297764
PMID:38598493
The Effect of Heat Shock on Seed Dormancy Release and Germination in Two Rare and Endangered Astragalus L. Species (Fabaceae) Cuena Lombraña A, Dessì L, Podda L, Fois M, Luna B, Porceddu M, Bacchetta G Plants (Basel) 08-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892968
doi:10.3390/plants13040484
PMID:38498413
Application of Nanomaterials in the Production of Biomolecules in Microalgae: A Review Yuan X, Gao X, Liu C, Liang W, Xue H, Li Z, Jin H Mar Drugs 16-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10672109
doi:10.3390/md21110594
PMID:37999418
Patterns of use of wild food plants by Brazilian local communities: systematic review and meta-analysis Gomes LC, Medeiros PM, Prata AP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10601232
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00619-y
PMID:37880767
Effectiveness of silver nitrate application on plant growth and bioactive compounds in Agastache rugosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) kuntze Lam VP, Beomseon L, Anh VK, Loi DN, Kim S, Kwang-ya L, Park J Heliyon 17-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10559964
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20205
PMID:37810151
Multifaceted Role of Nanomaterials in Modulating In Vitro Seed Germination, Plant Morphogenesis, Metabolism and Genetic Engineering Pathak A, Haq S, Meena N, Dwivedi P, Kothari SL, Kachhwaha S Plants (Basel) 30-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490111
doi:10.3390/plants12173126
PMID:37687372
Rutin: Family Farming Products’ Extraction Sources, Industrial Applications and Current Trends in Biological Activity Protection Tobar-Delgado E, Mejía-España D, Osorio-Mora O, Serna-Cock L Molecules 03-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10421072
doi:10.3390/molecules28155864
PMID:37570834
Updates on Biogenic Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Therapy, Drug Delivery and Cytotoxicity Nikolova MP, Joshi PB, Chavali MS Pharmaceutics 03-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10301310
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics15061650
PMID:37376098
Melon diversity on the Silk Road by molecular phylogenetic analysis in Kazakhstan melons Tanaka K, Sugiyama M, Shigita G, Murakami R, Duong TT, Aierken Y, Artemyeva AM, Mamypbelov Z, Ishikawa R, Nishida H, Kato K Breed Sci 25-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10316308
doi:10.1270/jsbbs.22030
PMID:37404344
Impact of Light and Dark Treatment on Phenylpropanoid Pathway Genes, Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Agastache rugosa Transgenic Hairy Root Cultures by Overexpressing Arabidopsis Transcription Factor AtMYB12 Do TM, Choi M, Kim JK, Kim YJ, Park C, Park CH, Park NI, Kim C, Sathasivam R, Park SU Life (Basel) 19-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10142052
doi:10.3390/life13041042
PMID:37109572
Host Preferences Shown by Drosophilids (Diptera) in a Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Distribution Center Follow the Wild Neotropical Pattern Ribeiro LB, Proença CE, Tidon R Insects 11-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10141734
doi:10.3390/insects14040375
PMID:37103190
Hairy Root Cultures as a Source of Phenolic Antioxidants: Simple Phenolics, Phenolic Acids, Phenylethanoids, and Hydroxycinnamates Malarz J, Yudina YV, Stojakowska A Int J Mol Sci 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10138958
doi:10.3390/ijms24086920
PMID:37108084
Dissipation kinetics and health risk assessment of certain insecticides applied in/on tomato under open field and poly-house conditions Singh S, Saini LK, Solanki VH, Kansara RV, Gandhi KD, Patel N Heliyon 29-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10112027
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14963
PMID:37082638
Alnus nitida and urea-doped Alnus nitida-based silver nanoparticles synthesis, characterization, their effects on the biomass and elicitation of secondary metabolites in wheat seeds under in vitro conditions Khan S, Khan RS, Zahoor M, Sikandar khan, Islam NU, Khan T, Muhammad Z, Ullah R, Bari A Heliyon 14-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10036665
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14579
PMID:36967924
Community-Level Incentive Mechanisms for the Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives: A Malawi Case Study Drucker AG, Mponya NK, Grazioli F, Maxted N, Brehm JM, Dulloo E Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10005345
doi:10.3390/plants12051030
PMID:36903889

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