Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440145eaa180905335576
Scientific name Cucumis dipsaceus
Authority Ehrenb. ex Spach
First published in Hist. Nat. Vég. 6: 211 (1838)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

Write a new one!
No ethnobotanical data added yet. Help us by writing one.

General Uses Top

Write a new one!
No general uses added yet. Help us by writing one.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Momordica dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 291 (1848)
Cucumis dasycarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 291 1847

Common names Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!

Language Common/alternative name
English hedgehog cucumber
English hedgehog gourd
English teasel gourd
English wild cucumber
English wild horned melon
English arabian cucumber
Swedish igelkottsgurka
Chinese 刺猬黄瓜

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subspecies added yet.

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No variety added yet.

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No subvariety added yet.

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Add a new one! Suggest a correction!
No forms added yet.

Germination/Propagation Top

Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Central African Republic
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southwest
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • Texas
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
    • Caribbean
      • Aruba
      • Cuba
      • Leeward Islands
      • Netherlands Antilles
      • Puerto Rico
      • Venezuelan Antilles
    • Central America
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Galápagos
      • Peru

Links to other databases Top

Suggest others/fix!
Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000628851
USDA Plants CUDI2
Tropicos 9201730
INPN 629485
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:292180-1
The Plant List kew-2746934
Open Tree Of Life 82978
Observations.org 198643
NCBI Taxonomy 61885
Nature Serve 2.153163
IPNI 292180-1
iNaturalist 62943
GBIF 2874574
EPPO CUMDI
EOL 584426
Elurikkus 322949
USDA GRIN 12552
Wikipedia Cucumis_dipsaceus

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis, Cytotoxicity, and Antibacterial Activities of Constituents of Fruits of Cucumis dipsaceus Assefa T, Tesso H, Ramachandran VP, Guta L, Demissie TB, Ombito JO, Eswaramoorthy R, Melaku Y ACS Omega 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10785779
doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c08866
PMID:38222496
Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Hepatitis Over the Past 15 Years in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review Aschale Y, Tegegne BA, Yihunie W Hepat Med 09-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10010132
doi:10.2147/HMER.S402975
PMID:36923368
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Plant-Derived Compounds and Extracts as Modulators of Plasmin Activity—A Review Kolodziejczyk-Czepas J, Czepas J Molecules 09-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9965408
doi:10.3390/molecules28041677
PMID:36838662
Traditional medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review Getachew S, Medhin G, Asres A, Abebe G, Ameni G Heliyon 18-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9130528
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09478
PMID:35647341
Plant community analysis along environmental gradients in moist afromontane forest of Gerba Dima, South-western Ethiopia Dibaba A, Soromessa T, Warkineh B BMC Ecol Evol 07-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8819878
doi:10.1186/s12862-022-01964-4
PMID:35130842
Medicinal Plants Used in Ethnoveterinary Practices in Adea Berga District, Oromia Region of Ethiopia Feyisa M, Kassahun A, Giday M Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 30-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8739178
doi:10.1155/2021/5641479
PMID:35003303
Herbal medicine used by the community of Koneba district in Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia Zeynu A, Wondimu T, Demissew S Afr Health Sci 01-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8356579
doi:10.4314/ahs.v21i1.51
PMID:34394323
Ethnobotanical Assessment and Physicochemical Properties of Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Traditional Healers Based Cross-Sectional Study Siraj J, Belew S, Suleman S J Exp Pharmacol 21-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7762448
doi:10.2147/JEP.S267903
PMID:33376416
Medicinal Plants Used to Manage Human and Livestock Ailments in Raya Kobo District of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia Osman A, Sbhatu DB, Giday M Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 29-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7647763
doi:10.1155/2020/1329170
PMID:33178305
Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County Mutie FM, Rono PC, Kathambi V, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 12-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7464302
doi:10.3390/plants9081017
PMID:32806636
Rindera graeca (Boraginaceae) Phytochemical Profile and Biological Activities Ganos C, Aligiannis N, Chinou I, Naziris N, Chountoulesi M, Mroczek T, Graikou K Molecules 09-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7464154
doi:10.3390/molecules25163625
PMID:32784926
Ethnomedicinal plants used for snakebite treatments in Ethiopia: a comprehensive overview Yirgu A, Chippaux JP J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 05-Aug-2019
PMCID:PMC6682375
doi:10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0017
PMID:31428140
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Hawassa Zuria District, Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia Tefera BN, Kim YD J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6534827
doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0302-7
PMID:31126296
Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Diarrhoeal Related Diseases in Ethiopia Woldeab B, Regassa R, Alemu T, Megersa M Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 18-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC5878875
doi:10.1155/2018/4630371
PMID:29743923

Phytochemical Profile Top

Add a new one!
No natural compounds are linked yet. If you wish to help please use this tool.

Gallery Top

We don't have an image yet. Upload an image!

Contributors Top

No known contributors. Be the first!

Collections Top

In private collections 0
In public collections 0
You need to be authenticated in order to add this taxon to a personal collection.