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Taxon:  Cucumis sativus L.



Summary
Genus:
Cucumis
Subgenus:
Cucumis
Section:
Cucumis
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
404426
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1012. 1753
Verified:
02/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Cucumis sativus L. var. hardwickii (Royle) Alef. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sativus (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sikkimensis Hook. f. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis Qi & Yuan ex S. S. Renner (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
cucumber –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4Naturalized    occasionally natzd.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guizhou Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized (occasionally natzd.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Harmful organism hosttest organism for crop diseasesfide Virus Diseases 59. 1987Converse, R. H., ed. 1987. Virus diseases of small fruits. USDA Agriculture Handbook 631
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404426. Accessed 28 April 2025.