Trichosanthes lobata Roxb.

 
  • 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) : Unresolved name
  • Common name : Wild snake gourd, Bitter snake gourd
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaippanpadolam, Kattupadavalam, Kovankodi, Padolam, Peppadolam, Pepparalkodi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare and reported from Brahmagiri hills
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Brahmagiri Hills (East Godavari district)
    • Karnataka : Chamarajanagar district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah, T & Chennaiah, E., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 1
    • 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=Trichosanthes lobata. Downloaded on 11 November 2024.

Botanical Description

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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