Cucumis anguria var. anguria
Bur Cucumber, Bur Gherkin
Other regional names: Gooseberry Gourd +1 more
- Gooseberry Gourd
- West Indian Gherkin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cucumis anguria var. anguria (commonly known as Bur Cucumber or Bur Gherkin) is an annual belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this variety is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cucumis anguria, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marquesas, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New York, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Peru, Queensland, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Base Species & Variations