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{{Mergefrom|Gherkin|date=February 2007}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Cucumis anguria''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
| genus = '''''[[Cucumis]]'''''
| species = '''''C. anguria'''''
| binomial = ''Cucumis anguria''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Cucumis anguria''''', also called the '''West Indian gherkin''', '''burr cucumber''', or '''cohombro''', is a [[vine]] grown for its fruit used as a [[vegetable]], similar and related to the [[cucumber]].
The [[fruit]] is typically 4-8 cm in length, 2-4 cm in diameter, and covered with pointed warts.
== External links ==
* [http://edenseeds.com.au/content/seeditem.asp?id=176 Eden seeds (with photograph)]
* [http://ecocrop.fao.org/GPPIS.exe$ShowHost?Host=5008 FAO (with photograph)]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
[[Category:Vegetable-like fruits]]
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Cucumis anguria''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
| genus = '''''[[Cucumis]]'''''
| species = '''''C. anguria'''''
| binomial = ''Cucumis anguria''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Cucumis anguria''''', also called the '''West Indian gherkin''', '''burr cucumber''', or '''cohombro''', is a [[vine]] grown for its fruit used as a [[vegetable]], similar and related to the [[cucumber]].
The [[fruit]] is typically 4-8 cm in length, 2-4 cm in diameter, and covered with pointed warts.
== External links ==
* [http://edenseeds.com.au/content/seeditem.asp?id=176 Eden seeds (with photograph)]
* [http://ecocrop.fao.org/GPPIS.exe$ShowHost?Host=5008 FAO (with photograph)]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
[[Category:Vegetable-like fruits]]