Mentimun, Cucumber fruit

Mentimun or cucumber, or cucumber (Cucumis sativus L., Cucurbitaceae, or gourd tribe) is a plant that produces fruit that can be eaten. Fruit is usually harvested when it is not yet old, cucumber is used as vegetables or refresher, depending on the type. Cucumber can be found in many dishes from around the world and have a womb that enough water in it so soothing function. Pieces of fruit cucumber also be used to help moisten your face.

Habitus cucumber is weak herb creep or spread and is a half-season crops: after flowering and fruit trees die. relation settle one (monoecious) with the types of flowers and male flowers hermafrodit (hermaphrodite). The first flower produced, usually at the age of 4-5 weeks, is the male flower. Flowers hermaphrodite flower is next when the growth. One plant can produce 20 units, but in cultivation is usually limited to the amount of fruit to produce fruit of good size.


The fruit is green when young with lines of white colors. The ripe fruit color changes to outside the pale green to white. The form of fruit such as aft torpedo. Development of the fruit flesh from the mesokarp, pale yellow to bright orange. Fruit harvested when still a half old and not yet ripe seed physiology. The ripe fruit is usually harvested dry out and seeds, the color black.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: C. sativus
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