- Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
- Species : Cucumis trigonus
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cucumis melo L.
- Vernacular name : Bhakura, Bislambhi, Jangli indrayan (Hin.); Kaattuthummatti (Tam.); Adavi Puchcha, Kodibudama (Tel.)
- Habit : Climber
- Flower, Fruit : August-March
- Native : Indian sub-continent
- Comments : Often in plains, in scrub jungles on thickets.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : 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); Veldurthi R.F. (Kurnool district), Chandragiri Hills (Chittoor district), Visakhapatnam district, Amudalakonda Hills (Chittoor district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Brooks Hills (SBP) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : Tropical Asia
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; 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=Cucumis trigonus. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.
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