Cucumis callosus famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. For cucumber, this seemed less likely because wild cucumbers exist in india and a. Plants free fulltext exploring heterosis in melon cucumis melo. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Effects of citrullus colocynthis and cucumis callosus extract. Cucumis sativus fruit extract ingredient for cosmetics formulations find latest products launched and their applications in relevant industry news and technical articles. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Evaluation of analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of. The genus cucumis, which includes cucumber cucumis sativus and melon cucumis melo, has numerous wild african species, and it has therefore been assumed that melon originated in africa. It is used in constipation, indigestion and other stomach related ailments. In the usa, melons are often classified as either cantaloupes, honeydews or specialty melons, which include all the other types.
Comparative analysis of cultivated melon groups pubag usda. Article pdf available in research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and. Message the user has shared this species from india biodiversity portal with you. Cucumis sativus fruit extract cosmetic ingredient inci. A 17day calcium deficiency was applied to plants bearing. A perusal of herbarium data indicate its natural distribution. Effects of citrullus colocynthis and cucumis callosus extract on blood glucose levels in alloxaninduced diabetic rats janeshwar verma1, dr.
Cucumis sativus, commonly called cucumbers, are annual, tendrilbearing vines of the gourd family that are commonly grown both commercially and in home vegetable gardens throughout the world for harvest of edible fruits. Pdf indravan, cucumis callosus rottler cogn is a native wild medicinally important species. General information hedgehog cucumber is a fibrousrooted annual plant producing stems up to 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants, supporting themselves by. Cucumber ranks among the top 10 vegetables in world production 15. Use these convenient icons to share this page on various social media platforms. Cucumis trigonus, commonly known as kachri food, contains high protease activity and has been used as meat tenderizer in the indian subcontinent. Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendrilbearing plants in the family cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber cucumis sativus, muskmelons cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew, the horned melon cucumis metuliferus, and the west indian gherkin cucumis anguria. Pdf phytochemical investigation of seed of cucumis. Cucumis sativus plant finder missouri botanical garden. Cucumber peel when eaten by cockroaches is reported to kill them after several nights 9. General information about cucumis callosus cumca this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in wild cabbage, though morphological variation is. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in.
These are primarily included because names of species rank are. The anticancer activity of fruits of c callosus is may be either due to the. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Based on a number of reports on the blood glucose level reduction and the other complications of diabetes associated with some cucurbitaceae plants, the antidiabetic effect of cucumis trigonus fruit was investigated. This publication is available to download in portable document format from url. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Muskmelon cucumis melo is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. Maestro plants were grown in soilless culture under plastic tunnels. Cucumis leiospermus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. An alcoholic extract of cucumis trigonus was studied for its diuretic activity in albino rats using hydrochlorothiazide as a standard drug for comparison.
Cucumis definition is a genus of plants family cucurbitaceae that are native to the warmer parts of the world, that include the cucumbers and muskmelons, and that have small sepals and a corolla with five petals. The plant list includes 254 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus cucumis. Recent research point to the indian wild taxa of cucumis callosus rottler cogn. Cucumis synonyms, cucumis pronunciation, cucumis translation, english dictionary definition of cucumis. Correlation among growth, yield and quality characters in. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Leaves alternate, 36 cm long, suborbicular, base cordate, palmately 57 lobed, lobes round or ovateoblong, often narrowed at the base, apex round, dentate or lobulate. We do not use these to store personal information about you. For home gardens, select cultivars to be grown by expected growth habit, fruit typesize, flowering. Tribal peoples of odissa and westbengal are using these fruits during worship and as a vegetable. This plant and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways.
It prefers full sun exposure in warm and humid climates. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Cucumis callosus, anticancer, ehrlich ascites carcinoma cell lines. Based on differences in leaf, vine, plant and fruit charac ters. The color of the flesh fruits of bartek usually change from white or paleyellow to orange when it starts to mature. These include smoothskinned varieties such as honeydew, crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars cantaloupe, persian melon, and santa claus or christmas melon. Rathore 2, suresh agarwal 3, vineeta tripathi4 1,3 school of pharmacy, suresh gyan vihar university, jaipur302025, rajasthan, india 2 l. Cucumis is a genus of twining, tendrilbearing plants in the family cucurbitaceae which includes the cucumber cucumis sativus, muskmelons cucumis melo, including cantaloupe and honeydew, the horned melon cucumis metuliferus, and the west indian gherkin cucumis anguria 30 species occur in africa, and 25 occur in india, southeast asia, and australia. Phylogenetics of cucumis cucurbitaceae as understood in 2008 1. Among the fundamental questions regarding cultivated plants is their geographic origin and region of domestication.
Phylogenetics of cucumis cucurbitaceae as understood in. These were later united into a single species, cucumis melo, by naudin 1859, who developed a classification. Commonly cultivated in china cultivated in all tropical and temperate countries. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cucurbitaceae fruit is used in the indian traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes. Cucumis is a genus of 32 species, indigenous mainly to africa, also asia, australia and some islands in the pacific. Effects of citrullus colocynthis and cucumis callosus. The central nervous system is one of the most vulnerable organs affected by the oxidative stress associated with diabetes mellitus. Pdf pharmacological importance of cucumis melo l an overview. Cucumis definition is a genus of plants family cucurbitaceae that are native to the warmer parts of the world, that include the cucumbers and muskmelons, and that. In diabetic wistar rats, oral administration of ethanolic extract of c. Cucumis melo, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, thladiantha dubia, echnocystis lobata, sicyos angulatus, vitis ssp. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in cosmetics march 16, 2012 all interested persons are provided 60 days from the above date to comment on this tentative safety assessment and to identify additional published data that should be included or provide unpublished data which can be made public and included.
Accepted name muskmelon plantae tracheophyta magnoliopsida cucurbitales cucurbitaceae cucumis cucumis callosus rottb. Cucumis callosus in kew science plants of the world online. Sep 07, 2019 definition from wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cucumis callosus cumcaoverview eppo global database. There are very few foraged foods that find their way into the urban markets sometimes and one of those is kachri or kaachri cucumis callosus or cucumis melo sp agrestis that looks like miniature watermelons.
Cucumis definition of cucumis by the free dictionary. Changes in calcium contents during melon cucumis melo l. In 2002, over 60% of all cucumbers were produced in china, with a total world production of 36 million tons 9. Phytochemical investigation of seed of cucumis callosus rottl. Drying and storage of kothimbda cucumis callosus paperback october 20, 2015. General information hedgehog cucumber is a fibrousrooted annual plant producing stems up to 2 metres long that scramble over the ground or climb into other plants, supporting themselves by means of tendrils.
To substantiate this, the following statements of hooker 5 and gamble 4 are presented. Cucumis sativus, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita pepo, citrullus lanatus, thladiantha dubia habitat preference. All the informations were collect from the published research paper on cucumis sativus as for the sake of future research on it. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. The extract exhibited a dosedependent saliuretic effect reaching a peak at 4 hours. Cucumber is an economically important crop as well as a model system for sex determination studies and plant vascular biology. Antidiabetic activity of aqueous fruit extract of cucumis. A total of 121 genotypes of melons and cucumis spp. Pdf phytochemical investigation of seed of cucumis callosus. Correlation among growth, yield and quality characters in cucumis melo l.
This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Abstract the genetic diversity of melon market types cucumis melo l. Here we report the draft genome sequence of cucumis sativus var. Intraspecific classification of melons cucumis melo l. Cogn article pdf available in research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and chemical sciences 32. In southern africa it grows from 150 to 2 115 m altitude in areas of very low to moderately high rainfall, from under 100 800 mm annually. The large genus cucumis produces gherkins, melons, and cucumbers. Overlapping distribution with cultivated and weedy and feral forms of melo and normal fertility of f 1 and bc 1 generations of its cross with cultivated melon indicate its progenitor status. It presents the history and importance of cucurbit crop production as well as exhaustive information on growth responses of cucurbits to various environmental conditions and nutrients. The plant list includes a further 257 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus cucumis. Among the races 0, 1, 2 and 1,2, no gene conferringhigh resistance to race 1,2 has been identified in melon wild cucumis species have been reported to possess resistance to some melon diseases, and.
Aug 10, 2010 among the fundamental questions regarding cultivated plants is their geographic origin and region of domestication. Cucurbitaceae plant, are commonly known as bitter cucumber english and kachri hindi in india and have been traditionally used for antioxidant, rich source of vitamin c, antidiabetic and anticancer actions. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The genus name cucumis is the latin name for the cucumber which was already cultivated in ancient egypt.
For cucumber, this seemed less likely because wild cucumbers exist in. Pdf ethnobotany of a threatened medicinal plant indravan. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Growth, cultural practices, and physiology contains information on cultural practices, nutrition, and physiological processes of cucurbits under both normal and stressful conditions.
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