- Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
- Species : Coccinia grandis
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt
- Common name : Ivy Gourd
- Vernacular name : Bimb, Kanturi, Kundri (Hin.); Thonde balli (Kan.); Kovai (Tam.); Tonda kaaya, Donda kaaya, Kaayi donda (Tel.); Bano kundri, Kundri (Ori.); Bimbi, Bimbika (San.)
- Key identification features : A tendril climber with simple, alternate, lobed leaves. Flowers are solitary, 2.5-3.2 cm across and bell-shaped, male and female being on the same vine. Fruit is fleshy with many seeds.
- Habit : Climber
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
- Comments : Often in plains to 500 m. Common in wasteland and thickets. Fruits are edible and used in traditional cooking.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Gullemalebad R.F., Gani R.F. (Kurnool district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), East Godavari district, Guvvalacheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district), Simhachalam Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Krishna district (Andhra Pradesh State)
- World Distribution : Tropics & sub-tropics of the World; Introduced in Tropical South America and West Indies
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Coccinia grandis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.
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