Vegetable - Gherkins

Gherkins

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About the Vegetable :Cucumis anguria is a thinly stemmed, herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long. Fruits (4–5 cm × 3–4 cm) are long stalked, and ovoid to oblong. The surface of the fruits have long hairs covering a surface having warts or spines: The inner flesh is pallid to green. 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

Scientific / Binomial name : Cucumis anguria

Popularly Known as :Hybrid cucumber,Pickled cucumber,Spreewald gherkins,Gurken,bur cucumber,bur gherkin, cackrey, gooseberry gourd, maroon cucumber,West Indian gourd

Usage :

• Gherkins are the vegetables which are used in pickling, as cooked vegetables or eaten raw.
• Cucumis anguria has been used in folk medicine to treat ailments of the stomach.
• Many varieties Show varieties are available in the market.