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Cucumis sativus L.

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Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumis sativus L.
Cucumis sativus L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCucumis esculentus Salisb.
synonymCucumis muricatus Willd.
synonymCucumis rumphii Hassk.
synonymCucumis setosus Cogn.
synonymCucumis sphaerocarpus Gabaev
synonymCucumis vilmorinii Spreng.
synonymCucumis vittata Bl.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Sasha
  • Tiyonh
  • তিঁহু Tihu
  • তিয়ঁহ Tiyoh
Bengali
  • শশা Sasa
English
  • Cucumber
Gujarati
  • કાકડી Kakadi
Hindi
  • खीरा Khira
Kannada
  • ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ Sautekayi
Kashmiri
  • लौरू Loru
Konkani
  • तौशे Taushe
Lushai
  • Fang-hma
Malayalam
  • വെള്ളരി Vellari
Manipuri
  • থবী Thabi
Marathi
  • काकडी Kakadi
  • कांकडी Kankadi
  • खिरा Khira
  • तवशी Tavashi
Oriya
  • Kakudi
Other
  • Cucumber
  • Kakadi
  • Keerakkaai
  • Vellarikkaai
  • काँक्रो Kankro
  • खिरो Khiro
  • खीरओ Khira-o
  • ਖੀਰਾ Khira
Persian
  • خيار Khiyar
Sanskrit
  • अल्पणकः Alpanakah
  • अल्पणः Alpanah
  • ईर्वारुः Irvaaruh
  • क्षीरकः Kshirakah
  • चर्भटी Charbati
  • त्रपुलम् Trapulam
  • त्रपुसम् Trapusam
Sindhi
  • وَنگيِ Vangii
Tamil
  • வெள்ளரி Vellari
Telugu
  • కీర Kira
  • దోస Dosa
Urdu
  • کهيرا Khira
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: Climber
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors 
G Renu
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
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    📚 Natural History
    Miscellaneous Details
    Notes: Cultivated, Native of Himalaya
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat
      Cosmopolitian
      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Description
        Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Satara Karnataka: Mysore Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Global Distribution

          India: Cultivated; Canada, U.s.a

          Local Distribution

          Throughout Assam

          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Uses and Management
            Uses

            System of Medicines Used In

            Ayurveda
            Ayurveda
            Folk medicine
            Folk medicine
            Siddha
            Siddha
            Unani
            Unani
            Traditional chinese medicine
            Traditional chinese medicine
            Sowa-Rigpa
            Sowa-Rigpa
            System Of Medicines Used In

            Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=695
            Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=695
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              No Data
              📚 Information Listing
              References
              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=695
              Information Listing > References
              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983
              2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=695

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              📚 Meta data
              No Data
              🐾 Taxonomy
              RootRoot
              KingdomPlantae
              PhylumTracheophyta
              ClassMagnoliopsida
              OrderCucurbitales
              FamilyCucurbitaceae
              GenusCucumis
              SpeciesCucumis sativus L.
              📊 Temporal Distribution
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