Trichosanthes tricuspidata var. tomentosa (Heyne ex Clarke) Kumari

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Synonym(s) : Trichosanthes bracteata var. tomentosa (Heyne ex Clarke) Chak.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in The Plant List
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Degraded forests wasteland and sacred groves
  • Key identification features : Extensive scandent monoecious herb; Leaves three-five lobed, tomentose, lobes broad at apex; Tendrils trifid; Flowers in axillary racemes or solitary, Bracts ovate, foliar; Corolla tubular with spreading lobes; Fruit globose, red when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, The Nilgiri district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; 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 tricuspidata var. tomentosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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