- Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
- Species : Trichosanthes tricuspidata
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.
- Vernacular name : Lal Indrayana, Indrayana, Mahakal (Hin.); Kagemari balli (Kan.); Pudal, Savari (Tam.); Avaduta (Tel.); Makal, Menhankalo (Ori.); Vishala (San.)
- Habit : Climber
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
- Comments : Occasional in plains to 1000 m, common near human habitations, by fallow fields or disturbed grounds.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Nellore district, Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Myanmar, China, Japan, Malesia, Tropical Australia
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; 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; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1 ; 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=Trichosanthes tricuspidata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.
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