- Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
- Species : Momordica dioica
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
- Vernacular name : Kaksa, Golkandra, Kakra (Hin.); Kaaduhaagalakai, Gidda hagala (Kan.); Kattupagarkay, Kuruvipavai (Tam.); Puagakara, Aagakara (Tel.); Kankad, Kankud (Ori.)
- Habit : Climber
- Flower, Fruit : August-September
- Comments : On foothills to 600 m on thickets. Also sometimes cultivated for its edible fruits.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Myanmar, China, Malaysia
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; 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; 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=Momordica dioica. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.
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