Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MC035 : Cucumis setosus Cogn.

Plant Category : Climbers

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 18

Synonym : Cucumis esculentus Salisb.; Cucumis hardwickii Royle; Cucumis muricatus Willd.; Cucumis rumphii Hassk.; Cucumis sphaerocarpus Gabaev; Cucumis vilmorinii Sprenger;

Plant Common Name : Cucumber, garden cucumber, apple cucumber, gherkin, concombre

Plant Family : Cucurbitaceae

Description : Herbaceous vine with pubescent stems and unbranched tendrils up to 30cm long. Leaves are alternate and simple, with 3-7 palmate lobes and serrated margins. Yellow 5-merous flowers bearing either female or male organs. Hairless cylindrical fruits are warty, yellow to green, and up to 50cm long.

Plant Location in Melghat : Masoondi

Medicinal Use / Activity : Cucumbers bring relief for individuals suffering from celiac disease, and promote skin health. treat dysentery, applied to burns and open sores. The juice from the leaves induce vomiting and aid digestion.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: -

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Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.

Reference : ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass :
Order : Cucurbitales
Family : Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber family
Genus : Cucumis
Species : Cucumis setosus Cogn.

Cucumis setosus Cogn.
Cucumis setosus Cogn.
Cucumis setosus Cogn.
Cucumis setosus Cogn.