Cucumis
genus of plants
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Summary
Cucumis is a taxon[1]. Cucumis ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,218 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Benincaseae[4]
- Taxon name: Cucumis[5]
- Commons category: Cucumis[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cucumis[7]
- Commons gallery: Cucumis[8]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[9], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10], The New Student's Reference Work[11]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3163[12]
- This taxon is source of: melon[13]
- Taxon common name: melon[14], Wildekomkommers[15], قثد[16], Xiyar[17], Агурок[18], Agurk[19], Gurken[20], Górka[21], Cucumber[22], Gerkin[23], Zucchini[24], Kurk[25], Kurkut[26], Kórka[27]
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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 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Cucumis is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Cucumis include Krai[33], a desa[34], in Indonesia[35].