Zehneria bodinieri (H.Lév.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Melothria bodinieri H.Lév.; Pilogyne bodinieri (H.Lév.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Bryonia cissoides Wall.; Bryonia oxyphylla Wall.; lothria perpusilla var. subtruncata Cogn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zehneria bodinieri (H.Lév.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
  • Common name : Asian Zehneria, Emile Bodinieri Zehneria, Wild Cucumber
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lam thabi (Manipuri), Chirati (Marathi), Naai pagal (Tamil)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Climber; Stem, branches slender, grooved-angular, hairless or sparsely velvet-hairy; Leaf broadly ovate or rarely triangular-ovate, membranous, basal sinus semicircular, margin wavy-finely toothed; Tendrils thread-like, simple, hairless; Male flowers head-like or cymose inflorescence, flower in cluster, white coloured, Female flowers solitary; Fruiting flower-stalks slender; fruit red when ripe, baccate, spherical,smooth.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Satara
  • Native : Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Photograph of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zehneria bodinieri. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

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