Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.

 
  • 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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