Cucumis
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Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Cucumis
Subgenera: C. subg. Cucumis –
C. subg. Humifructus
Species: C. aculeatus –
C. aetheocarpus –
C. africanus –
C. althaeoides –
C. anguria –
C. argenteus –
C. baladensis –
C. bryoniifolius –
C. canoxyi –
C. carolinus –
C. cinereus –
C. clavipetiolatus –
C. costatus –
C. debilis –
C. dipsaceus –
C. engleri –
C. ficifolius –
C. globosus –
C. gracilis –
C. hastatus –
C. heptadactylus –
C. hirsutus –
C. humifructus –
C. hystrix –
C. indicus –
C. insignis –
C. javanicus –
C. jeffreyanus –
C. kalahariensis –
C. kelleri –
C. kirkbridei –
C. leiospermus –
C. meeusei –
C. melo –
C. messorius –
C. metulifer –
C. metuliferus –
C. myriocarpus –
C. picrocarpus –
C. prolatior –
C. prophetarum –
C. pubituberculatus –
C. pustulatus –
C. queenslandicus –
C. quintanilhae –
C. reticulatus –
C. rigidus –
C. ritchiei –
C. rostratus –
C. sacleuxii –
C. sagittatus –
C. sativus –
C. silentvalleyi –
C. thulinianus –
C. umbellatus –
C. variabilis –
C. zambianus –
C. zeyheri
Name[edit]
- Cucumis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1011 (1753)
- Type species: Cucumis sativus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1012 (1753)
Note: The Australasian species above were unresolved on the Plant List (2014), but were accepted by Telford et al. (2011).
Synonyms[edit]
- Heterotypic
- Cucumella Chiov., Fl. Somala 1: 183. (1929)
- Dicaelosperma E.G.O.Müll. & Pax, orth. var.
- Dicaelospermum C.B.Clarke, orth. var.
- Dicoelospermum C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India (J.D.Hooker) 2(6): 605, 630. (1879)
- Hymenosicyos Chiov., Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 62. (1911)
- Melo Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.. (1754)
- Mukia Arn., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 12: 50. (1840)
- Myrmecosicyos C.Jeffrey, Kew Bull. 15: 357. (1962)
- Oreosyce Hook.f., Fl. Trop. Afr. (Oliver & al.) 2: 548. (1871)
References[edit]
- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1011.
- Renner, S. & Schaefer, H. (2008) Phylogenetics of Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) as understood in 2008. Genome 49: 219–229.
- Schaefer, H. (2007) Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) must include Cucumella, Dicoelospermum, Mukia, Myrmecosicyos, and Oreosyce: A recircumscription based on nuclear and plastid DNA data. Blumea 52:165–177.
- Telford, I.R.H., Schaefer, H., Greuter, W. & Renner, S.S. (2011) A new Australian species of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae) and typification of two Australian Cucumis names, all based on specimens collected by Ferdinand Mueller in 1856, PhytoKeys, 2011(5): 21–29. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.5.1395 . Available on line [1]. Accessed 2014 Aug 26. Refers to C. picrocarpus.
- Telford, I.R.H., Sebastian P.M., Bruhl J.J. & Renner S.S. (2011) Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia and eastern Malesia, including newly recognized species and the sister species to C. melo. Systematic Botany 36, 376–389 DOI: 10.1600/036364411X569561
- The Plant List 2013. Cucumis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug 26.
- Tropicos.org 2014. Cucumis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug 26.
- International Plant Names Index. 2014. Cucumis. Published online. Accessed Aug 26 2014.
Vernacular names[edit]
العربية: قثد
azərbaycanca: Xiyar
беларуская: Агурок
বাংলা: শশা
dansk: Agurk
Deutsch: Gurken
dolnoserbski: Górka
English: Cucumber, Gerkin, Zucchini
eesti: Kurk
suomi: Kurkut
Nordfriisk: Gurken
hornjoserbsce: Kórka
日本語: キュウリ属
한국어: 오이속
lietuvių: Agurkas
latviešu: gurķi
norsk: Agurker
polski: Ogórek
svenska: Gurksläktet
తెలుగు: కుకుమిస్
中文: 甜瓜属
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