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Cucumis anguria
West Indian Gherkin
As recorded: Cucumis anguria L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Collector number
- 10010
- Date
- February 3, 1940
- Locality
- Alofi
- Island
- Niue Island
- Region
- Niue
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Yuncker, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1940, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 14 other specimens.
Decalobanthus peltatus
Botany
Decalobanthus peltatus
Botany
Dioscorea bulbifera
Botany
Ficus tinctoria
Botany
Grewia crenata
Botany
Ixora foetida
Botany
Macaranga harveyana
Botany
Micromelum minutum
Botany
Montanoa
Botany
Ocimum basilicum
Botany
Paratrophis anthropophagorum
Botany
Phyllanthus virgatus
Botany
Salvia occidentalis
Botany
Sterculia fanaiho
Botany
Cucumis anguria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 576 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, South Africa
(c) brittneyjamieson27, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Lepelle-Nkumpi Rural, Lebowakgomo, Limpopo, ZA
no rights reserved
2026-07-23
Moses Kotane Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Connor Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Binga, ZW-MN, ZW
(c) binga-apu-dlta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Musina, Limpopo, ZA
no rights reserved
2026-07-15
Dalrymple, AU-QL, AU
(c) ahoffmannn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cucumis anguria. BISH 140069. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581258. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140069.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956581258 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026