Cucumis anguria

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Cucumis anguria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species:
C. anguria
Binomial name
Cucumis anguria
Varieties[2]
Synonyms[2]

Cucumis anguria, commonly known as maroon cucumber,

gherkins.[citation needed
]

Description

Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long. Fruits (4–5 cm × 3–4 cm) grow on long stalks, and are ovoid to oblong. The fruits are covered with long hairs over a surface of spines or wart-like bumps. The inner flesh is pallid to green.[3]

Distribution

Although naturalized in many parts of the New World, Cucumis anguria is indigenous only to Africa, in the following countries: Angola; Botswana; the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga); Eswatini; Tanzania; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.[2]

Cucumis anguria has become naturalized in:

American Virgin Islands.[2][4]

Cucumis anguria is also cultivated, but not indigenous to, nor yet believed to have become naturalized in these places: Cape Verde; Réunion; Senegal; and parts of the Caribbean not already mentioned above.[2]

Uses

Cucumis anguria is primarily grown (as a

cozido (meat-and-vegetable stew).[citation needed
]

Cucumis anguria has been used in

folk medicine to treat ailments of the stomach.[11]

Pests

Crops are susceptible to attacks by

fungi, aphids, and cucumber beetles.[3]

Synonyms

This species, Cucumis anguria L., has a name that other species may share:

Gallery

  • Seedlings
    Seedlings
  • Plant
    Plant
  • Leaf
    Leaf
  • Flower
    Flower
  • Fruits
    Fruits
  • Inside the fruit
    Inside the fruit

References

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  1. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden
    . Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Cucumis anguria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ^
    FAO. 1993–2007. Archived from the original
    on July 2, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Profile for Cucumis anguria (West Indian gherkin)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Maxixe | WorldCrops". worldcrops.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ Weaver, William Woys. "Growing Burr Gherkins - Organic Gardening". Mother Earth News. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. ^ "Cackery". Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
  8. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  9. ^ Purseglove, J.W. (1968). Tropical Crops Dicotyledons. London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd.
  10. ^ "How to Grow Gherkins". Gardening Jones. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ James A. Duke. "Cucumis anguria (CUCURBITACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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