Trichosanthes nervifolia 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 IPNI) : Trichosanthes nervifolia L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Cherupadavalam, Kattupadavalam, Patolam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Collection Nos : CJS 11437, CJS 15852
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
  • World Distribution : South West India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Flora of Karnataka, Saldanha, 1984
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Coorg
    • 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 nervifolia. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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