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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Cucumis
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cucumis metuliferus Naudin
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Cucumis
Genus recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mayotte Species List, Moldova Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and iNaturalist data coverage
Cucumis sect. Cucumis
Cucumis subgen. Cucumis
Subgenus recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Bryonia cordifolia L.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia cordifolia Russ.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia cordifolia Russ. ex Steud.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia maderaspatana Lam.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia micrantha Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia micrantha Hochst. ex Cogn.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia mysorensis Miq.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia punctata Buch.-Ham.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia punctata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia scabra Rottl.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia scabra Rottl. ex Wight & Arn.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia scabrella L. fil.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Bryonia scabrella Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis abyssinicus Schimp.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis abyssinicus Schimp. ex Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis ambigua Fenzl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis ambiguus Fenzl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis angolensis Hook. fil.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis anguinus T. Anderson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis angulatus Forssk.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis anguria Rodsch.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Cucumis anguria L.)
Cucumis arada L.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis arenarius Schrad.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis barbatus Roth
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis bardana Fenzl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis chrysocarpa Welw.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis cubensis Gand.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis dasycarpa Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach)
Cucumis dipsaceus Wender.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis dipsaceus Wender. ex Steud.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis echinaceus Sprenger
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis erinaceus Naudin
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis foetidissima Kunth
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis himalensis Royle
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis hirsutus Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Cucumis hirsutus Sond.)
Cucumis jamaicensis Gand.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis macrocarpos Wender.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis macrocarpus Wender.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis melo Blanco
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis melo f. rugosus Nakai
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis melo var. microspermus Nakai
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis metulifer E. Mey.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis metuliferus Naudin
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Cucumis metuliferus E.Mey. ex Schrad.)
Cucumis parvifolius Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis prophetarum Jacq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Cucumis prophetarum L.)
Cucumis prophetarum Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis pseudocolocynthis Royle
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis pubescens T. L. Mitch.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis pubescens Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis purpureus Noronha
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis pyriformis Roxb.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis rigidus E. Mey.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis sacleuxii
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis subhirsutus P. Browne
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis trigonus Benth.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cucumis trilobatus Forssk.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis × melonitrigonus Naudin
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hymenosicyos membranifolius Chiov.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Melo vulgaris Moench
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Melo × ambiguus Pangalo
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica dasycarpa Hochst.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Mukia celebica (Cogn.) F. M. Bailey
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oreosyce holstii Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Trichosanthes dioica Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumella Chiov.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Cucumis L. 1753
Authority according to NCBI
Dicoelospermum C. B. Clarke
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hymenosicyos Chiov.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Melo Mill.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Mukia Arn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Myrmecosicyos C. Jeffrey
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Oreosyce Hook. fil.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

African horned cucumber
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Siila
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Spiny cucumber
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Umhlagahlaga
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Cucumber preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gerkin
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Zucchini
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Wildekomkommers preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

የኪያር ወገን preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قثد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Xiyar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bavarian

Gurken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Агурок preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

甜瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
黄瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Krastavac preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

meloun, okurka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Agurk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Pittenkruid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Kurk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Kurkut preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ნესვი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Gurken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

מלפפון preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

Нарс preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

キュウリ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

오이속 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

gurķi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Agurkas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Górka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

കുക്കുമിസ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mingrelian

შინკა preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Gurken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Agurker preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

خربزه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Ogórek preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Огурец preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Mugagachiga preferred
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Mugaka
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Mugamgangam
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Mugumudzambwa
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Mushonja
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Mutete
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe

Slovak

uhorka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Gurksläktet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

кыяр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

కుకుమిస్ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Огірок preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Kórka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Dưa gang preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قثد preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

蜜瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

黄瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

黄瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

黃瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

黃瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

黃瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Cucumis

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Cucumis L. (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis L. (this page)
13 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
eudicotyledons
Gunneridae
Pentapetalae
rosids
fabids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Benincaseae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Benincaseae
Cucumis (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Benincaseae
Cucumis
23 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.