Ex spach fruit abstract the study was undertaken to explore the nutritional and antioxidant property of cucumis dipsaceus. Molecular phylogeny of cucumis species as revealed by consensus chloroplast ssr marker length and sequence variation s. Use resulted in adaptation, disuse in diversification and loss. Leafblade ovate to reniform, deeply cordate, rounded, sinuatedentate, bright green, scabrid or hispid especially on veins beneath, 29. Cucumis is a genus o twinin, tendrilbearin plants in the cucurbitaceae faimily which includes the cucumber, true melons, the horned melon, an cucumis anguria, the wast indian gherkin. Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of cucumis dipsaceus ehrenb. I hedgehog or teasel gourd hedgehog or teasel gourd plants. The plants database includes the following 8 species of cucumis.
Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. The aqueous cucumis dipsaceus dialysate fraction aqcdf hydrolyzes casein and exhibiting a protease activity in a dosedependent manner. Cucumis dipsaceus lata e mittal, 2015 e uma planta originaria da etiopia, africa e distribuida em paises vizinhos, como quenia, uganda, somalia, tanzania e sudao. Fibrinogenolytic activity of serine proteasess from.
Andean potato latent virus as cucurbitaceae aplv00 artificial. Cucumber is an economically important crop as well as a model system for sex determination studies and plant vascular biology. The best results are achieved with sowing from march on in a greenhouse and transplanting when strong enough. Host suitability of wild cucurbits for melon fly, dactis. Chuzzle cucumber cucumis dipsaceus seeds fair dinkum seeds. This article is within the scope of wikiproject plants, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of plants and botany on wikipedia. A set of 57 accessions belonging to 20 wild species and varieties of the genus cucumis, originating mainly from the african gene centre, was tested for resistance to erysiphe cichoracearum and sphaerotheca fuliginea, causal agents of cucumber powdery mildew. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year.
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. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of cucumis. Screening of wild cucumis species for resistance to. Screening of wild cucumis species for resistance to cucumber. Cucurbitaceae species plants have been widely used in traditional medicine for wound care management and hemostasis. Cucumis sativus is an annual climber growing up to 2 m. Cucumis melo, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, thladiantha dubia, echnocystis lobata, sicyos angulatus, vitis ssp. Title african flowering plants database publication. Cucumis cucurbitaceae must include cucumella, dicoelospermum, mukia, myrmecosicyos, and oreosyce. Cucumis prophetarum is a climbing or trailing plant producing annual stems up to 2.
Molecular phylogeny of cucumis species as revealed by. To investigate phylogenetic relationships in the genus cucumis, 9 consensus chloroplast simple sequence re peat ccssr primer pairs ccssr3, 9, 11, 14, 17, 20, 21, and 23 were employed for dna fragment length varia. Fibrinogenolytic activity of serine proteasess from cucumis. The first trait to strike him was the unplantlike motility of the vines tendrils, organs adapted to the habits of climbing and running. 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. Arracacha virus b oca strain as cucurbitaceae avbo00 artificial. Thirty species occur in africae, an 25 occur in indie, indocheenae, sootheast asie, an australie 1. General information about cucumis dipsaceus cumdi name language. Here we report the draft genome sequence of cucumis sativus var. Edible and poisonous species of cucurbitaceae in the central.
Sudan, ethiopia, eritrea, djibouti, somalia, uganda, kenya, tanzania, central african republic. It prefers full sun exposure in warm and humid climates. Cucumis dipsaceus information from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands information about cucumis dipsaceus in hawaii is available from the smithsonian flora of the hawaiian islands. 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.
In this paper a brief description, distribution with photographs for supplementing their easy identification and ecological notes are provided. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Habit fibrousrooted annual climbing or trailing herb. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cucumis dipsaceus, common name, botanical description, anatomical studies, phytochemical screening. International journal of science and research ijsr is published as a monthly journal with 12 issues per year. Pdf nutritional composition and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. To investigate phylogenetic relationships in the genus cucumis, 9 consensus chloroplast simple sequence re. Pdf nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of. Spiky looking, but yet soft and flexible like velcro.
Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as antinutritional content. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. In 2002, over 60% of all cucumbers were produced in china, with a total world production of 36 million tons 9. Misidentification of cucumis dipsaceus ehrenberg ex spach as sicyos l. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of cucumis dipsaceus ehrenb. Casein zymography further reveals the presence of high molecular weight proteases. Cucumis dipsaceus, also known as arabian cucumber or hedgehog cucumber, is an annual.
Staminate flowers solitary or in clusters of 24, pedicels 612 mm long, calyx lobes linear, 23 mm long, corolla lobes yellow, 712. Plants profile for cucumis dipsaceus hedgehog gourd. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Seedlings were substantially more susceptible than adult plants. This variety can be grown in open field, but we recommend mulch foil.
Cucumis dipsaceus cumdioverview eppo global database. 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. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Looks like a yellow chuzzle when fully ripe, some folks call them woolly bears or hedgehog cucumbers. Ex spach fruit article pdf available in international food research journal 214. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes.
The fruit is roughly cylindrical, elongated with tapered ends, and may be as large as 60 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of cucumis. 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. Cucumber ranks among the top 10 vegetables in world production 15.
Cucumber peel when eaten by cockroaches is reported to kill them after several nights 9. Cucumis sativus cucumber derived ingredients as used in. A short description and ecological note with figure showing habit and new distribution in. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 18. 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. Pdf chemical composition and antioxidant activity of. Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of. Cucumis sativus, cucurbita foetidissima, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita pepo, citrullus lanatus, thladiantha dubia habitat preference. Anatomical studies and preliminary phytochemical analysis in. 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. Notably, it is a referred, highly indexed, online international journal with high impact factor. Leaves cordate, reniform to broadly ovate with a basal sinus, blades 28 cm long, 39 cm wide, sometimes shallowly 3lobed, both surfaces hispid, margins denticulate, apex obtuse, petioles 210 cm long. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties.
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