African Plant Database


Cucumis sativus L.
Family : CUCURBITACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 2: 1012 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Cucumis
 
 
Status
Status for MA : accepted (present)
Status for TA : accepted (cultivated)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Cucumis esculentus Salisb. (1796)
=Cucumis muricatus Willd. (1805)
 
Ecology and distribution
Mada.
Biol./Eco : Herb, Vine; distribution: Africa. Comoros,

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:198 (2012)
  • César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale
see under Catalogue de Madagascar
see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
Map
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Record n°26094
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