Cucumis sativus (original) (raw)

Cucumis sativus

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IVSuperregnum: EukaryotaCladus: DiaphoretickesCladus: CAMCladus: ArchaeplastidaRegnum: PlantaeCladus: AngiospermsCladus: EudicotsCladus: Core eudicotsCladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Cucumis
Subgenus: C. subg. Cucumis
Sectio: C. sect. Cucumis
Species: Cucumis sativus
Varietates: C. s. var. hardwickiiC. s. var. sativusC. s. var. sikkimensisC. s. var. xishuangbannanensis

Cucumis sativus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1012 (1753).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya (Bhutan), India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Philippines. Widely cultivated elsewhere. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition