Cucumber ID

[Devi Nair]

Recently I got a small oval pale green cucumber from Wayanad. It looked very much like a Chow-chow/ Chayote without the ridges but tasted like cucumber and had similar seeds. Unfortunately in my hurry to taste it I neglected to take a picture and I had just the one!

 I did find a picture which is similar but am not posting it since it's not my own. It can be viewed here 

The name given is Cucumis Sativus. I would like to know if this is correct and if there are any local names.

Thank you,

Regards,

Devi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Devi ji

I think two cucurbits are mixed in the photograph. The fruits do belong to said plant but the flowers on the left belong to Cucurbita sp.

This is how Cucumis sativus 'Crystal apple' looks

http://www.acatinthekitchen.com/2008/08/25/crystal-apple-cucumber/

http://gstuff.co.nz/shop/garden/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_38&products_id=509&zenid=3bdff0778a5d651832281c1fba00b1b1

http://www.garden.ie/whatsnew.aspx?id=3499&archive=1008

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[Devi Nair]

Gurucharan'ji,

Thank you.Hope to get a picture to post here the next time I'm in Wayanad. None of the pictures in the links look exactly like the one I got.

Devi