Characteristics
Dicots
Cucumis anguria L.
GOOSEBERRY GOURD; WEST INDIAN GHERKIN
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Not Native
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Classification
CUCURBITALES
Cucumis anguria L. - GOOSEBERRY GOURD; WEST INDIAN GHERKIN
Citation
CUCUMIS ANGURIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1011. 1753.
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JAMAICA: Cult. in Sweden, Linnaeus s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1152.6) . Lectotypified by Staples, in R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Dicot. 3: 482. 1989.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Cucumis anguria - 131
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