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Cucumber

The cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. Considered an annual plant, there are three main types of cucumber—slicing, pickling, and seedless—within which several cultivars have been created. The cucumber originates in Asia extending from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi), and Northern Thailand, but now grows on most continents, and many different types of cucumber are grown commercially and traded on the global market. In North America, the term wild cucumber refers to plants in the genera Echinocystis and Marah, though the two are not closely related.

Tables

Cucumber production2023, millions of tonnes · Production
Turkey
Turkey
China
Turkey
80.2
1.9
Russia
Russia
China
Russia
80.2
1.7
Mexico
Mexico
China
Mexico
80.2
1.0
World
World
China
World
80.2
97.8
Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations
Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations
China
Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations
China
80.2
Turkey
1.9
Russia
1.7
Mexico
1.0
World
97.8
Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations

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