Cucumis sativus (cucumber)
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Top of pageIdentity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Cucumis sativus L.
Preferred Common Name
- cucumber
International Common Names
- English: gherkin
- Spanish: cohombro; pepino
- French: concombre; cornichon
- Portuguese: pepininho
Local Common Names
- Germany: Gurke
- India: khira
- Italy: cetriolo
- Netherlands: augurk; komkommer
- Sweden: gurka
EPPO code
- CUMSA (Cucumis sativus)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Spermatophyta
- Subphylum: Angiospermae
- Class: Dicotyledonae
- Order: Violales
- Family: Cucurbitaceae
- Genus: Cucumis
- Species: Cucumis sativus
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 21 Jul 2022Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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Algeria | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 90,000 MT (F) | |||||
Cabo Verde | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,200 MT (F) | |||||
Cameroon | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 130,000 MT (F) | |||||
Côte d'Ivoire | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 19,735 MT (F) | |||||
Djibouti | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 7 MT (F) | |||||
Egypt | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 595,732 MT | |||||
Ethiopia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 700 MT (F) | |||||
Ghana | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 100 MT (F) | |||||
Kenya | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 450 MT (F) | |||||
Madagascar | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 950 MT (F) | |||||
Mali | Present | ||||||
Mauritius | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 8,683 MT | |||||
Morocco | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 88,715 MT | |||||
Niger | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,063 MT | |||||
South Africa | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 18,231 MT | |||||
Sudan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 140,000 MT (F) | |||||
Tanzania | Present | ||||||
Tunisia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 37,000 MT (F) | |||||
Zimbabwe | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 450 MT (F) | |||||
Asia |
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Armenia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 81,819 MT | |||||
Azerbaijan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 185,565 MT | |||||
Bahrain | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,485 MT (F) | |||||
Bangladesh | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 36,740 MT | |||||
Bhutan | Present | Introduced | 1774 | ||||
Brunei | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,960 MT (F) | |||||
China | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,824,7373 MT (F) | |||||
-Anhui | Present | ||||||
-Beijing | Present | ||||||
-Gansu | Present | ||||||
-Guangdong | Present | ||||||
-Guangxi | Present | ||||||
-Hainan | Present | ||||||
-Heilongjiang | Present | ||||||
-Hubei | Present | ||||||
-Jiangsu | Present | ||||||
-Shandong | Present | ||||||
-Sichuan | Present | ||||||
-Yunnan | Present | ||||||
-Zhejiang | Present | ||||||
India | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 120,000 MT (F) | |||||
-Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Present | ||||||
-Andhra Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Chhattisgarh | Present | ||||||
-Himachal Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Karnataka | Present | ||||||
-Kerala | Present | ||||||
-Maharashtra | Present | ||||||
-Punjab | Present | ||||||
-Tamil Nadu | Present | ||||||
-Uttar Pradesh | Present | ||||||
Indonesia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 499,740 MT | |||||
-Java | Present | ||||||
Iran | Present |
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Iraq | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 422,000 MT (F) | |||||
Israel | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 110,718 MT | |||||
Japan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 639,800 MT (F) | |||||
Jordan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 125,925 MT | |||||
Kazakhstan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 268,010 MT | |||||
Kuwait | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 35,000 MT (F) | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 60,000 MT (*) | |||||
Lebanon | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 142,600 MT (F) | |||||
Malaysia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 57,550 MT | |||||
Mongolia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,845 MT | |||||
Nepal | Present | ||||||
Oman | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,354 MT (F) | |||||
Pakistan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 7,501 MT | |||||
Palestine | Present | ||||||
Philippines | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 11,432 MT | |||||
Qatar | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 740 MT (F) | |||||
Saudi Arabia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 259,977 MT (F) | |||||
Singapore | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 0 MT (F) | |||||
South Korea | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 383,921 MT | |||||
Sri Lanka | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 31,060 MT | |||||
Syria | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 146,528 MT (F) | |||||
Taiwan | Present | ||||||
Tajikistan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 23,000 MT (*) | |||||
Thailand | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 222,000 MT (F) | |||||
Turkey | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,678,770 MT | |||||
Turkmenistan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 26,000 MT (*) | |||||
United Arab Emirates | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 17,200 MT (F) | |||||
Uzbekistan | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 318,000 MT (*) | |||||
Vietnam | Present | ||||||
Yemen | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 13,100 MT (F) | |||||
-Socotra | Present | Introduced | 2003 | ||||
Europe |
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Albania | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 52,720 MT | |||||
Austria | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 36,741 MT | |||||
Belarus | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 304,982 MT | |||||
Belgium | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 25,000 MT (F) | |||||
Bulgaria | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 62,618 MT | |||||
Croatia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 17,700 MT (*) | |||||
Cyprus | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 16,119 MT | |||||
Czechia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 29,088 MT | |||||
Denmark | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 19,000 MT (F) | |||||
Estonia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 5,300 MT (*) | |||||
Finland | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 39,958 MT | |||||
France | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 116,626 MT | |||||
Germany | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 236,625 MT | |||||
Greece | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 124,300 MT | |||||
-Crete | Present | ||||||
Hungary | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 55,400 MT | |||||
Iceland | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,343 MT | |||||
Ireland | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,550 MT (F) | |||||
Italy | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 71,525 MT | |||||
Latvia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 801 MT | |||||
Lithuania | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,500 MT (F) | |||||
Malta | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 800 MT (F) | |||||
Moldova | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 22,813 MT | |||||
Montenegro | Present | ||||||
Netherlands | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 428,000 MT | |||||
Norway | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 13,892 MT | |||||
Poland | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 501,571 MT | |||||
Portugal | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 9,000 MT (F) | |||||
Romania | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 173,643 MT | |||||
Russia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 100,0000 MT (*) | |||||
Serbia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 61,898 MT | |||||
Slovakia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 27,355 MT | |||||
Slovenia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,581 MT | |||||
Spain | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 530,000 MT (F) | |||||
Sweden | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 20,500 MT | |||||
Switzerland | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 8,434 MT (F) | |||||
Ukraine | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 751,500 MT | |||||
United Kingdom | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 48,925 MT | |||||
North America |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 225 MT (F) | |||||
Barbados | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,500 MT (F) | |||||
Belize | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 156 MT | |||||
Canada | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 212,371 MT | |||||
-Alberta | Present | ||||||
-Ontario | Present | ||||||
Costa Rica | Present | ||||||
Cuba | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 139,290 MT | |||||
Dominica | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,770 MT (F) | |||||
Dominican Republic | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 5,666 MT | |||||
El Salvador | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 14,813 MT | |||||
Grenada | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 120 MT (F) | |||||
Guadeloupe | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 3,000 MT (F) | |||||
Guatemala | Present | ||||||
Honduras | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 75,000 MT (F) | |||||
Jamaica | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 11,217 MT | |||||
Martinique | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 4,000 MT (F) | |||||
Mexico | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 475,376 MT | |||||
Montserrat | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 80 MT (F) | |||||
Panama | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,693 MT | |||||
Puerto Rico | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 550 MT (F) | |||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 100 MT | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,050 MT (F) | |||||
United States | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 963,000 MT | |||||
-California | Present | ||||||
-Florida | Present | ||||||
-Georgia | Present | ||||||
-Washington | Present | ||||||
Oceania |
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American Samoa | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 450 MT (F) | |||||
Australia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 41,931 MT (F) | |||||
Federated States of Micronesia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 400 MT (A) | |||||
Fiji | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 1,200 MT (F) | |||||
French Polynesia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 850 MT (F) | |||||
Guam | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 400 MT (F) | |||||
New Zealand | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 0 MT (F) | |||||
Solomon Islands | Present | ||||||
South America |
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Bolivia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 2,087 MT (F) | |||||
Brazil | Present | ||||||
-Sao Paulo | Present | ||||||
Chile | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 30,000 MT (F) | |||||
Colombia | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 6,500 MT (F) | |||||
Ecuador | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 3,200 MT (F) | |||||
French Guiana | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 3,700 MT (F) | |||||
Guyana | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 5,300 MT (F) | |||||
Peru | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 26,144 MT (F) | |||||
Suriname | Present | Cucumbers and gherkins production (2008) 627 MT |
References
Top of pageElzebroek, T., Wind, K., 2008. Guide to cultivated plants.. CABI, vii-xi + 516 pp..
FAO, http://faostat3.fao.org/home/E
OECD, http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/code/pdf%20for%20website%20-%20%20280114.pdf
Suslow, T. V., Cantwell, M., 1997. Cucumber: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality. http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Commodity_Resources/Fact_Sheets/Datastores/Vegetables_English/?uid=14&ds=799
Welbaum, G. E., 2015. Vegetable production and practices.. CABI, ix + 476 pp..
Distribution References
CABI, Undated. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI
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