Cucumis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q148758
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Cucumis

Summary

Cucumis is a taxon[1]. Cucumis ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (498 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cucumis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cucumis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Cucumis is classified within Benincaseae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cucumis is Cucumis[6].
  • Cucumis's Commons category is recorded as Cucumis[7].
  • Cucumis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cucumis[8].
  • Cucumis's Commons gallery is recorded as Cucumis[9].
  • Cucumis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[10].
  • Cucumis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • Cucumis's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[12].
  • Cucumis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3163[13].
  • Cucumis's this taxon is source of is recorded as melon[14].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melon'}[15].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Wildekomkommers'}[16].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قثد'}[17].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Xiyar'}[18].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Агурок'}[19].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Agurk'}[20].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gurken'}[21].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'dsb', 'text': 'Górka'}[22].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cucumber'}[23].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gerkin'}[24].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Zucchini'}[25].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kurk'}[26].
  • Cucumis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kurkut'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cucumis is Cucumis[6]. Cucumis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Cucumis is classified within Benincaseae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'melon'}[15], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Wildekomkommers'}[16], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قثد'}[17], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Xiyar'}[18], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Агурок'}[19], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Agurk'}[20].

Identifiers

Cucumis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54916[28]. Cucumis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3655[29]. Cucumis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 39936600[30]. Cucumis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874568[31]. Cucumis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22359[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Cucumis include Krai[33], a desa[34], in Indonesia[35].

Why It Matters

Cucumis ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (498 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2] Cucumis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Cucumis is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Cucumis include Krai[33], a desa[34], in Indonesia[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Benincaseae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2941939
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