Cucumis anguria

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Cucumis anguria
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: C. anguria

Binomial name
Cucumis anguria
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.

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