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*Cucumis anguria Linnaeus var. longaculeatus J.H. Kirkbride. West Indian Gherkin. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Africa. Reported for GA (Jones & Coile 1988), FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2003, as C. anguria), and AL (Diamond & Woods 2009, as C. anguria).

Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, K3, K4, NcTx, Kirkbride (1993); < Cucumis anguria L. – Fl2, NE, S, Tx, WH3, Schaefer (2007)

Links to other floras: = Cucumis anguria var. longaculeatus - FNA6

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