- 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 IPNI) : Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi
- Vernacular name :
- Tarali, Amantphool, Ban Kundari (Hindi)
- Karolu, Bimbpuli (Kannada)
- Iviralkovai, Iramkovai (Tamil)
- Thiyyadonda (Telugu)
- Karakia, Matka, Makirla, Ban kundri (Oria)
- Amlavetasah (Sanskrit)
- Gometi (Marathi)
- Kakkarikka, Karakia, Kalpurikkadu, Karuvikizhangu, Makirla, Njerinjampuli, Oriya (Malayalam)
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : On foothills to 800m, on thickets.
- Flower, Fruit : April-January
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
- Collection Date : 30/06/2010
- Collection Nos : FAP 39615
- Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Nellore district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Anantapur district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Ganjam district
- Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district
- West Bengal : Bankura, Coochbehar, Howrah, Hooghly, Midnapur, Purulia, 24-Parganas
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : India
- World Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, SW.China, Taiwan, Malesia, Australia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Solena amplexicaulis. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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