Cucurbitaceae
West Indian gherkin
Cucumis anguria
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucumis
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- قثد حنظلي
- arz
- قثد حنظلى
- Bulgarian
- Ангурия
- Chinese
- 小刺黄瓜, 安古里亚甜瓜, 小花黄瓜
- Czech
- Okurka angurie
- Dutch
- Surinaamse wilde augurk
- English
- West Indian gherkin
- Esperanto
- Angurio
- Japanese
- ニシインドコキュウリ
- pap
- Comcomber chikito
- Portuguese
- Maxixe
- Russian
- Ангурия
- xmf
- Ანგურია
Synonyms
- Apodanthera scaberrima Brandegee
- Cucumis anguria subsp. cubensis Gand.
- Cucumis anguria subsp. jamaicensis Gand.
- Cucumis anguria subsp. longipes (Hook.f.) Greb.
- Cucumis anguria var. anguria
- Cucumis anguria var. longipes (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse
- Cucumis angurioides M.Roem.
- Cucumis arada L. ex Naudin & F.Muell.
- Cucumis echinatus Moench
- Cucumis erinaceus Naudin ex C.Huber
- Cucumis longipes Hook.f.
- Cucumis macrocarpos Wender. ex Mart.
- Cucumis parviflorus Salisb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alana Souza, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: CRISTINA RIBEIRO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.