Mukia leiosperma (Wight & Arn.) Wight

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Basionym : Bryonia leiosperma Wight & Arn.
  • Synonym(s) : Melothria leiosperma (Wight & Arn.) Cogn.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cucumis leiospermus (Wight & Arn.) Ghebret. & Thulin
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Evergreen and moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in plains on thickets. Also common along river banks.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Mysore
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district)
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District; 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=Mukia leiosperma. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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