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 sativus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cucumis esculentus Salisb.Cucumis muricatus Willd.Cucumis rumphii Hassk.Cucumis sativus f. albus (Ser.) PangaloCucumis sativus f. albus M.HiroeCucumis sativus f. australis Kitam.Cucumis sativus f. borealis Kitam.Cucumis sativus f. brunnescens GabaevCucumis sativus f. pallescens GabaevCucumis sativus f. tuberculatus M.HiroeCucumis sativus f. typicus GabaevCucumis sativus f. viridis (Ser.) GabaevCucumis sativus subsp. agrestis GabaevCucumis sativus subsp. gracilior GabaevCucumis sativus subsp. rigidus GabaevCucumis sativus var. albus Ser.Cucumis sativus var. anatolicus GabaevCucumis sativus var. anglicus L.H.BaileyCucumis sativus var. battich-djebbal Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. brullos Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. chatte Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. chiar Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. cilicicus GabaevCucumis sativus var. curtus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. donii Alef.Cucumis sativus var. ennemis Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. europaeus GabaevCucumis sativus var. fakus Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. falcatus GabaevCucumis sativus var. fastigiatus Ser.Cucumis sativus var. flavus Ser.Cucumis sativus var. flexuosus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. grossularioides Tkatsch.Cucumis sativus var. hollandicus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. indoeuropeus GabaevCucumis sativus var. iranoturanicus GabaevCucumis sativus var. izmir GabaevCucumis sativus var. pallidus GabaevCucumis sativus var. praecox Alef.Cucumis sativus var. rossicus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. schemmam Forssk.Cucumis sativus var. serotinus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. setosus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. sikkimensis Hook.fil.Cucumis sativus var. squamosus GabaevCucumis sativus var. testudaceus GabaevCucumis sativus var. tuberculatus GabaevCucumis sativus var. turcicus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. variegatus Ser.Cucumis sativus var. viridis Ser.Cucumis sativus var. vulgatus Alef.Cucumis sativus var. vulgatus GabaevCucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanesis QiChunzhang & YuanZhenzhenCucumis sphaerocarpus GabaevCucumis vilmorinii Spreng.Cucumis vittata Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier292296-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.