42,754
edits
Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Changes
no edit summary
[[File:ARS cucumber.jpg|thumb|right|''Cucumber'', ''Cucumis sativus'']]
The '''cucumber''' (Cucumis sativus), or less formally cuke, is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and seedless.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Relieves thirst}}, {{Uses|Relieves burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|SeedSeeds}}
==Chemical Composition==
Cucumber contains rutin; seeds glucosides including cucurbitaside; leaves free cucurbitasides B & C, ferredoxin, alpha-spinasterol.<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=southe Southe kaayi|ml=kakkariKakkari, mullanvellariMullanvellari, vellariVellari|sa=bahuphalaBahuphala, kandaluKandalu, kantakilataKantakilata, kantakiphalaKantakiphala, sudhavasaSudhavasa, trapushaTrapusha|ta=mullan Mullan vellari, mullanvellariMullanvellari, mulluvellariMulluvellari, vellariVellari, vellariVellari-k-kay|te=dosa Dosa kaya, ujakaayipaUjakaayipa|hi=kakreeKakree, khiraKhira|en=Cucumber}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Tendrils simple, Leaves 10-16 cm long and broad, broadly orbicular or ovate-cordate, entire or palmately 5-lobed, margin bi-denticulate; petiole to 15 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary|Yellow|3|Male flowers 3-4, in axilliary fascicles. Calyx 8-10 mm long, companulate, densely villous, lobes subulate. Corolla yellow, 2-3 cm long; lobes acute. Stamens 3; filaments reduced; anthers 3-4 mm long, flexuous; pistillode globose. Female flowers solitary. Ovary ellipsoid, tubercled, densely pubscent; style to 3 mm long. }}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Oblong||yellowish Yellowish green. Seeds 8-10 x 3-5 mm, oblong.||}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/08/24/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-benefits-ayurvedic-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucumis+sativus Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucumis+sativusCucumis sativus on theferns.info] * [https://aryanveda.in/kheera-cucumis-sativus/Cucumis sativus on aryanveda.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
