Momordica sahyadrica Kattuk. & V.T.Antony

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Basionym : Momordica muricata Willd.
  • Synonym(s) : Momordica charantia var. Abbreviata Ser.; Momordica balsamina sensu Subram.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
  • Vernacular name : Undapaval, Kaippanpaval (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated, also runs wild
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Collector(s) Name : Joseph John
  • Collection Locality : Erumbupalam, Thrissur-Palakkad Road, Thrissur District
  • World Distribution : Tropics of the World
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • 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 sahyadrica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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