- 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 (Lam.) Voigt
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.
- Vernacular name :
- Lal Indrayana, Indrayana, Mahakal (Hindi)
- Kagemari balli (Kannada)
- Pudal, Savari (Tamil)
- Avaduta (Telugu)
- Makal, Menhankalo (Oria)
- Vishala (Sanskrit)
- Kaundal (Marathi)
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Occasional in plains to 1000m, common near human habitations, by fallow fields or disturbed areas.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Nellore district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Purulia, 24-Parganas
- Rajasthan : Alwar district
- World Distribution : India, Himalayas, China, Japan, Malesia, Tropical Australia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- 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
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- 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 tricuspidata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.
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