Cucumis anguria in kew science plants of the world online. 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. Pdf among the fundamental questions regarding cultivated plants is their geographic origin and region of domestication. Cucumis sativus, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita pepo, citrullus lanatus, thladiantha dubia habitat preference. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 21 28c, but can tolerate 8 32c. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia.
Occidental diffusion of cucumber cucumis sativus 500. Voltar aos detalhes do artigo bees biodiversity, forage behavior and fruit production in gherkin crop cucumis anguria l. Click on column headings to sort the list on the column. 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. A single dominant gene confers resistance to fusarium. 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.
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. 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. Brief description amanda spooner, thursday 18 september 1997. The leaves of bitter forms of cucumis anguria are cooked and eaten, in the same manner as pumpkin leaves. 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on this tentative safety assessment and to identify additional published data that should be included or provide unpublished data which can be made public and included. Phytochemical and in vitro total antioxidant capacity analyses of peel extracts of different cultivars of cucumis melo and citrullus lanatus. Cucumis anguria, commonly known as maroon cucumber, west indian gherkin, maxixe, burr. Cucumis melo is sister to this australianasian clade, rather than being close to african species as previously thought.
The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 16. Embryos were excised from developing fruits at one week intervals for six weeks after hand pollination. Translation for anguria in the free italianenglish dictionary and many other english translations. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. Wild cucumis anguria phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity.
The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Flora zambesiaca managing committee, london, united kingdom. Spiky indian cucumber cucumis anguria seeds fair dinkum. Cucumis echinatus moench cucumis erinaceus naudin cucumis erinaceus naudin.
In this study, 24 accessions were inoculated with fusarium oxysporum f. A weed of disturbed areas, stems and leaves bear rough hairs. Agrobacterium strain lba4404 harboring binary vector pbal2 carrying the reporter gene. In north america, the term wild cucumber refers to plants in the genera echinocystis.
Cucurbitaceae cucumber family, gourd family medicinal use of gherkin. Phenolic compound production and biological activities from in vitro. This vegetable, very similar to cucumber cucumis sativus, most likely originated in. English words for anguria include watermelon and water melon. This document is hs599, one of a series of the horticultural sciences department, ufifas extension. A weed of disturbed areas, stems and leaves bear rough hairs, tendrils present.
West indian gherkin bur cucumber cucumis anguria asian pickling melon shiruuri, golden crispy cucumis melo var. Phytochemical and in vitro total antioxidant capacity. Thirty species occur in africae, an 25 occur in indie, indocheenae, sootheast asie, an australie 1. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Spiky indian cucumber cucumis anguria seeds fairdinkumseeds. 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.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Maxixe at the umass research farm in deerfield photo by renato mateus introduction. Evaluation of seed sources of maxixe cucumis anguria l. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in. Plants profile for cucumis anguria west indian gherkin. Cantaloup charentais somaclonal variant were electrofused with protoplasts of the wild species cucumis anguria l. 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. It has also been recorded from conservation areas in south australia e. Cucumber cucumis sativus is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, cucurbitaceae. Pdf wild cucumis anguria phytochemical profile and. It is then necessary to take a purge in order to expel the tapeworms or other parasites from the body. Type a value in the celsius field to convert the value to fahrenheit. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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.
Embryorescue was used to facilitate interspecific hybridization of cucumis anguria l. Leaves with lamina broadovate in outline, 48 cm long, 47 cm wide, deeply 5lobed, the central lobe often 3lobed, bristly, margins toothed. In the northern territory, prickly paddymelon cucumis myriocarpus has been recorded as a weed of arid wetlands. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Regeneration and characterisation of cucumis melo l. Species on this page a names approved by most authorities, s approved as synonyms. The surface of the fruits have long hairs covering a surface having warts andor spines. Leaves with lamina broadovate in outline, 48 cm long, 47 cm wide, deeply 5lobed, the central lobe often 3lobed, bristly. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been created.
The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Cucumis anguria is an annual plant producing sprawling, slender stems up to 3 metres long. 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. Interspecific hybridization of cucumis anguria and c. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. These stems usually sprawl over the ground, but can climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by. 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 flavor is similar to that of the common cucumber. 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 plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. This direct submission article had a prearranged editor. It is similar and related to the common cucumber c. Really beauty this fella, every home should have a couple.
Small, sweet cucumbers almost without effort jerry. How to grow cucumbers including seed to harvest video. Introduced in west and south africa, usa, mexico, central america, caribbean, south america except southern cone. 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. Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long.
These stems usually sprawl over the ground, but can climb into other plants for support, attaching themselves by means of tendrils. Within these varieties, several cultivars have been. 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.
Subject these test guidelines apply to all varieties, hybrids and parental lines of muskmelon cucumis melo l. Chung analyzed the data, provided the necessary facilities and helped in writing the manuscript. The sequences reported in this paper have been deposited in the gen. Cucumis anguria is primarily grown as a crop plant for its edible fruit, which are used in pickling, as cooked vegetables, or eaten raw. They are ground into a fine flour, then made into an emulsion with water and eaten. Cucumis cucurbitaceae must include cucumella, dicoelospermum, mukia, myrmecosicyos, and oreosyce. Cucumis anguria west indian gherkin this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Hallett cove conservation park, coorong national park, onkaparinga river national park and flinders ranges national park, victoria e. Pdf in vitro antifungal activity of cucumis melo on candida albicans.
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