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Enriched botanical record

Cucumis anguria

Cucumis anguria L.

Also indexed asAntsinkiri vaolavoCackreyChayotilloCherkinChicken CucumberChirangu m'baCohombroConcombre d'Amérique, Concombre marron, Angurie des Antilles, Comcombre angurie, Concombre des Antilles
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucumis
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucumis
Scientific name with authorshipCucumis anguria L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Apodanthera scaberrima BrandegeeCucumis anguria Vell.Cucumis anguria subsp. cubensis Gand.Cucumis anguria subsp. jamaicensis Gand.Cucumis anguria subsp. longipes (Hook.fil.) Greb.Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.fil.) A.MeeuseCucumis angurioides M.Roem.Cucumis arada L.Cucumis arada L. ex Naudin & F.Muell.Cucumis cubensis Gand.Cucumis echinatus MoenchCucumis erinaceus NaudinCucumis erinaceus Naudin ex C.HuberCucumis grossulariiformisCucumis jamaicensis Gand.Cucumis longipes Hook.fil.Cucumis macrocarpus Wender.Cucumis macrocarpus Wender. ex Mart.Cucumis parviflorus Salisb.Cucumis subhirsutus P.BrowneCucumis subhirsutus subsp. minor P.Browne

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier292141-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.