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Cucumis anguria L., Sp. Pl. 1011 1753. (Syn: Cucumis anguria Vell.; Cucumis anguria subsp. cubensis Gand.; Cucumis anguria subsp. jamaicensis Gand.; Cucumis anguria subsp. longipes (Hook.f.) Greb.; Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook. f.) A. Meeuse; Cucumis angurioides M.Roem.; Cucumis arada L. ex Naudin & F.Muell.; Cucumis cubensis Gand.; Cucumis echinatus Moench [Illegitimate]; Cucumis erinaceus Naudin ex Huber; Cucumis jamaicensis Gand.; Cucumis longipes Hook.f.; Cucumis macrocarpus Wender. ex Mart.; Cucumis parviflorus Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Cucumis subhirsutus subsp. minor P. Browne);
Cucumis anguria, commonly known as bur cucumber,[2] bur gherkin,[2] cackrey,[3] gooseberry gourd,[2] maroon cucumber,[3] West Indian gherkin,[2][4] and West Indian gourd,[3] is a vine that is indigenous to Africa, but has become naturalized in the New World, and is cultivated in many places.[2] It is similar and related to the common cucumber (C. sativus) and its cultivars are known as gherkins.[citation needed] Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long. Fruits (4–5 cm × 3–4 cm) are longly stalked, and ovoid to oblong. The surface of the fruits have long hairs covering a surface having warts and/or spines; the inner flesh is palid to green.[3]
Cucumis anguria is primarily grown (as a crop plant) for its edible fruit, which are used in pickling, as cooked vegetables,[3][5] or eaten raw.[3] The flavor is similar to that of the common cucumber.[citation needed] C. anguria fruits are popular in the northeast and north of Brazil, where they are an ingredient in the local version of cozido (meat-and-vegetable stew).[citation needed]
(From Wikipedia on 2.1.14)
Cucurbitaceae week- 020412 BRS For id from Coimbatore:
Location: CODISIA ROAD, Coimbatore Date: Feb. 2012 Habitat: Urban Road side Habit : Climber. Looks like Cucumis anguria (W.Indian Gherkin). http://www.flickr.com/photos/agriculturasp/5255982287/ Yes it is Cucumis anguiria L., West Indian Gherkin, introduced and run wild. References:
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