It is Poona khira or Puneri cucumber There are two cultivars light green when young and nearly white when young, both turning almost brown when nearing maturity and brown with cracks when nearly mature. Young tender fruits are best for salads, even brown without cracks. those with cracks have ripe seeds.
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