Melothria perpusilla (Blume) 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) : Melothria perpusilla (Blume) Cogn.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Above 1000m , rare
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
  • 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=Melothria perpusilla. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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