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 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Devi Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > 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<http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/220046/> > > > 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 >
