Cucumis anguria

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Cucumis anguria
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Cucumis anguria

Systematics
Rosids
Order : Pumpkin-like (Cucurbitales)
Family : Pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae)
Tribe : Benincasea
Genre : Cucumber ( cucumis )
Type : Cucumis anguria
Scientific name
Cucumis anguria
L.

Cucumis anguria , also known as Antilles cucumber ,is a climbing plant that was originally native to Africa . It now also lives in most of the New World countries and has been cultivated in many other countries.

description

Cucumis anguria is an herbaceous climber that can grow up to 3 meters long. The long-stemmed fruits are approximately 4.5 cm × 3.5 cm and are more egg-shaped than rectangular. The surface of this has long hairs that cover the spines and rounded bumps. The pulp is greenish in color. The fruits mostly have a bitter taste. Occasionally, fruits with a non-bitter taste also appear.

use

Cucumis anguria is grown mainly for food. The fruits are stored in brine, boiled or eaten raw. Fruits of Cucumis anguria are especially popular in the north and northeast of Brazil, where they part of cocidos , a regional stew are.

Cucumis anguria has been used in folk medicine to treat abdominal pain .

ecology

Wild Cucumis anguria are inhabitants of deciduous and mixed forests , tree and shrub savannas , grasslands and semi-deserts , up to an altitude of 1500 m. They rarely appear as a weed in cultivation.

They are tolerant of a variety of soils, including Kalahari sand and red clay. In their growth areas in southern Africa there is precipitation between 400 and 1000 mm. Temperatures are between 15 and 35 ° C during the growing season. Cucumis anguria is intolerant of frost and low temperatures.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cucumis anguria was originally described and published in Species Plantarum 2: 1011. 1753. Name -! Cucumis anguria L. . In: Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b Cucumis anguria . In: EcoCrop . FAO . 1993-2007. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Cucumis anguria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b Cucumis anguria L. Retrieved May 12, 2018 .
  5. ↑ James A. Duke : Cucumis anguria (CUCURBITACEAE) . Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

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