Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

 
  • 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) : Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
  • Vernacular name : Gulkakra, Gangerua (Hindi); Goka-kara, Kakrol (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Collector(s) Name : M. Brahmam; H.O Saxena and M. Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 01/08/1975; 05/08/1975
  • Collection Nos : 1780; 1787
  • Collection Locality : Bubaneswar, Khurda District
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Khurda district
  • World Distribution : India incl. Andaman & Nicobar, Malesia, China, Formosa, Philippines
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • 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=Momordica cochinchinensis. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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