• Family : CUCURBITACEAE
  (GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
• Species : Citrullus colocynthis
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
• Common name : Colocynth, Indian Wild Gourd
• Vernacular name : Indrayan (Hin.); Haavumekkekaayi gida (Kan.); Pei kumatti, Varikumati (Tam.); Papara (Tel.); Indiravaruni, Chitraphala (San.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : May-October
• Comments : Often in plains along river banks and in wastelands. Common in wastelands and forest hills.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Gani R.F. (Kurnool district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Kadapa district, Amudalakonda Hills (Chittoor district), West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Tippukkadu R.F. (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri district, Gingee Forest (Villupuram district) (Tamil Nadu State); Sundargarh district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics Africa & Asia; Semi-arid regions of Atlantic Islands
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Citrullus colocynthis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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