Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis ined. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Cucumis sativus L. var. xishuangbannanesis ined.

Summary

Genus:

Cucumis

Subgenus:

Cucumis

Section:

Cucumis

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Benincaseae

Nomen number:

311955

Place of publication:

Qi & Yuan, Acta Hort. Sin. 10(4):259-263. 1983, nom. nud.

Comment:

this name not yet validly published
no Latin description was provided by the authors

Verified:

02/06/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Cucumis sativus L. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. hardwickii (Royle) Alef. (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sativus (0 active accession[s])
Cucumis sativus L. var. sikkimensis Hook. f. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Chen, J.-F. et al. 1994. The Xishuangbanna gourd (Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannesis Qi et Yuan), a traditionally cultivated plant of the Hanai people, Xishuangbanna, Yunan, China. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 17:18-20.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. Biosystematic monograph of the genus Cucumis (Cucurbitaceae). 1993 120.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Yang, S. L. et al. 1991. Preliminary studies on Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanesis. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:29-31.
Zhao, X. et al. 2011. Comparison of the distribution of the repetitive DNA sequences in three variants of Cucumis sativus reveals their phylogenetic relationships. J. Genet. Genomics 38:39-45.
Zhao, X. et al. 2011. Comparison of the distribution of the repetitive DNA sequences in three variants of Cucumis sativus reveals their phylogenetic relationships. J. Genet. Genomics 38:39-45.

Common names

English
Xishuangbanna gourd –
Transcribed Chinese
shihuo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Yunnan]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	fruit		Yang, S. L. et al. 1991. Preliminary studies on Cucumis sativus var. xishuangbannanesis. Cucurbit Genet. Coop. Rep. 14:29-31.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311955. Accessed 17 April 2026.