Cucumber cucumis sativus is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, cucurbitaceae. Cucumis is a genus o twinin, tendrilbearin plants in the cucurbitaceae faimily which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, an cucumis anguria, the wast indian gherkin. This is often called indian cumber, despite being african, and i think the reason is to separate it from the other well known spiky cucumber the kiwano. Small, sweet cucumbers almost without effort jerry. A weed of disturbed areas, stems and leaves bear rough hairs, tendrils present. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in cosmetics march 16, 2012 all interested persons are provided 60 days from the above date to comment on this tentative safety assessment. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Species on this page a names approved by most authorities, s approved as synonyms. Embryos were excised from developing fruits at one week intervals for six weeks after hand pollination. This document is hs599, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension.
Cucumis anguria is primarily grown as a crop plant for its edible fruit, which are used in pickling, as cooked vegetables, or eaten raw. Cucumis anguria gherkin, west indian gherkin pfaf plant database. Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Gherkins are actually the fruits of the west indian gherkin cucumis anguria, a close relative of the cucumber, which produces inch long 2576 mm spiny fruits. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. General information about cucumis anguria cuman tropical africa southern. Brief description amanda spooner, thursday 18 september 1997.
They are ground into a fine flour, then made into an emulsion with water and eaten. How to grow cucumbers including seed to harvest video. Interspecific hybridization of cucumis anguria and c. Introduced in west and south africa, usa, mexico, central america, caribbean, south america except southern cone. These stems usually sprawl over the ground, but can climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in cosmetics march 16, 2012 all interested persons are provided 60 days from the above date to comment on this tentative safety assessment and to identify additional published data that should be included or provide unpublished data which can be made public and included. Occidental diffusion of cucumber cucumis sativus 500. Wild cucumis anguria phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity.
Selection of putative somatic hybrids was based on competence of the albino melon to grow and regenerate shoots together with the ability of the wild species to synthesise chlorophyll. Cucumis anguria is an annual plant producing sprawling, slender stems up to 3 metres long. The fruits of maxixe, which are about the size and shape of a chicken egg, can have either supple spines or smooth skin and are pale green in color. Embryorescue was used to facilitate interspecific hybridization of cucumis anguria l. Cantaloup charentais somaclonal variant were electrofused with protoplasts of the wild species cucumis anguria l. Phenolic compound production and biological activities from in vitro. In this study, 24 accessions were inoculated with fusarium oxysporum f. The sequences reported in this paper have been deposited in the gen. Spiky indian cucumber cucumis anguria seeds fair dinkum. Spiky indian cucumber cucumis anguria seeds fairdinkumseeds. Cucumis anguria, commonly known as maroon cucumber, west indian gherkin, maxixe, burr.
A single dominant gene confers resistance to fusarium. Type a value in the celsius field to convert the value to fahrenheit. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cucumis cucurbitaceae must include cucumella, dicoelospermum, mukia, myrmecosicyos, and oreosyce. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been. Voltar aos detalhes do artigo bees biodiversity, forage behavior and fruit production in gherkin crop cucumis anguria l. General information hedgehog cucumber is a fibrousrooted annual plant producing stems up to 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants, supporting themselves by means. Pdf among the fundamental questions regarding cultivated plants is their geographic origin and region of domestication. Plants profile for cucumis anguria west indian gherkin. Cucurbitaceae cucumber family, gourd family medicinal use of gherkin. Click on column headings to sort the list on the column. Leaves with lamina broadovate in outline, 48 cm long, 47 cm wide, deeply 5lobed, the central lobe often 3lobed, bristly, margins toothed.
Phytochemical and in vitro total antioxidant capacity. Maxixe at the umass research farm in deerfield photo by renato mateus introduction. Cucumis anguria, commonly known as maroon cucumber, west indian gherkin, maxixe, burr gherkin, cackrey, and west indian gourd, is a vine that is indigenous to africa, but has become naturalized in the new world, and is cultivated in many places. E cucumis anguria cucurbitaceae pdf back to previous. General information hedgehog cucumber is a fibrousrooted annual plant producing stems up to 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants, supporting themselves by means of tendrils. It has also been recorded from conservation areas in south australia e. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 16.
This direct submission article had a prearranged editor. It is then necessary to take a purge in order to expel the tapeworms or other parasites from the body. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. West indian gherkin bur cucumber cucumis anguria asian pickling melon shiruuri, golden crispy cucumis melo var. Pdf in vitro antifungal activity of cucumis melo on candida albicans. Cucumis melo is sister to this australianasian clade, rather than being close to african species as previously thought. Flora zambesiaca managing committee, london, united kingdom. Cucumis anguria is of african origin and it occurs wild in east and southern africa.
The flavor is similar to that of the common cucumber. In north america, the term wild cucumber refers to plants in the genera echinocystis. Really beauty this fella, every home should have a couple. Maxixe do norte is the most popular variety of maxixe in the northeastern states of brazil where it is consumed boiled, fried, stewed or used fresh in salads. Cucumis anguria is cultivated mainly in the tropics and subtropics, though it can also succeed in regions of the temperate zone with long, hot summers. Cucumis sativus, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita pepo, citrullus lanatus, thladiantha dubia habitat preference. Regeneration and characterisation of cucumis melo l. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 21 28c, but can tolerate 8 32c. These stems usually sprawl over the ground, but can climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils. It is similar and related to the common cucumber c. Evaluation of seed sources of maxixe cucumis anguria l. Subject these test guidelines apply to all varieties, hybrids and parental lines of muskmelon cucumis melo l. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and. English words for anguria include watermelon and water melon.
Cucumis anguria, also called the west indian gherkin, burr gherkin, burr cucumber, or maxixe, and locally known as badunga or cohombro, is a vine grown for its fruit used as a vegetable. The leaves of bitter forms of cucumis anguria are cooked and eaten, in the same manner as pumpkin leaves. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Leaves with lamina broadovate in outline, 48 cm long, 47 cm wide, deeply 5lobed, the central lobe often 3lobed, bristly. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. A weed of disturbed areas, stems and leaves bear rough hairs. Agrobacterium strain lba4404 harboring binary vector pbal2 carrying the reporter gene. Translation for anguria in the free italianenglish dictionary and many other english translations. Thirty species occur in africae, an 25 occur in indie, indocheenae, sootheast asie, an australie 1. Phytochemical and in vitro total antioxidant capacity analyses of peel extracts of different cultivars of cucumis melo and citrullus lanatus.
Chung analyzed the data, provided the necessary facilities and helped in writing the manuscript. Small, sweet cucumbers almost without effort posted by jerry colebywilliams on 23052012 27062012 i enjoy trialling new crops, and this season one of the most outstanding plants at bellis has been the west indian gherkin, cucumis anguria. Pdf wild cucumis anguria phytochemical profile and. In the northern territory, prickly paddymelon cucumis myriocarpus has been recorded as a weed of arid wetlands. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in. Cucumis anguria, commonly known as maroon cucumber, west indian gherkin, maxixe, burr gherkin, cackrey, and west indian gourd, is a vine that is indigenous to africa, but has become naturalized in. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Cucumis anguria in kew science plants of the world online. The surface of the fruits have long hairs covering a surface having warts andor spines. This vegetable, very similar to cucumber cucumis sativus, most likely originated in. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been created. They are ground into a fine flour, then made into an emulsion with. Cucumis echinatus moench cucumis erinaceus naudin cucumis erinaceus naudin.
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