Kedrostis rostrata (Rottler) Cogn.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Kedrostis rostrata (Rottler) Cogn.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Climber; monoecious; Leaves membranous, sub-orbicular; Calyx gland tipped; Corolla yellow; Fruit berry orange yellow, ovoid, tapering into a long narrow beak
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Uttara Kannada district
  • Native : Tropical Africa, India, Burma
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kedrostis rostrata. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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