Cucumis
anguria var. anguria
L.
WEED
This introduced vine or climber
is commonly known as
West Indian gherkin.
Cucumis anguria var. anguria
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Cucurbitaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH