Trichosanthes anguina L.

 
  • 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) : Trichosanthes anguina L.
  • Common name : Snake gourd
  • Vernacular name : Chichinda (Sanskrit); Padavalam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia and Africa
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state; 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=Trichosanthes anguina. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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