Cucumis pubescens

Cucumis pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: C. sativus
Binomial name
Cucumis pubescens
Willdenow, 1805[1]

Cucumis pubescens is a wild variety of cucumber found in Rajasthan in India. It is frequently used as a meat tenderiser and is known by its local names "kaachri", "kachri" or "sane". Its fruit, which is eaten like a vegetable, has a pungent flavour.

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