Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Species : Trichosanthes cucumerina
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
  • Common name : Wild Snake Gourd
  • Vernacular name : Parval, Jangli Chachinda (Hin.); Padavala kai, Kahi padavala (Kan.); Peppadal (Tam.); Cheti potla (Tel.); Ban potol (Ori.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Comments : Common in thickets and in edges of forests. Another form of this called T.cucumerina var. anguina is cultivated for its edible fruits.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district, Krishna district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Tropical Himalaya, Malesia, Polynesia, Australia
  • 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 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=Trichosanthes cucumerina. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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