Blastania fimbristipula Kotschy & Peyr.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ctenolepis cerasiformis (Stocks) Naudin; Ctenopsis cerasiformis (Stocks) Naudin; Melothria fimbristipula (Kotschy & Peyr.) Roberty; Pilogyne cerasiformis Stocks ex Aitch.; Zehneria cerasiformis Stocks
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Blastania cerasiformis (Stocks) A.Meeuse
  • Habit : Climbing herb
  • Habitat : Edges of cultivated fields
  • Comments / notes : Common on the edges of cultivated fields; looks beautiful due to its cherry like scarlet mature fruits.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Rajasthan : Jaipur district,Jodhpur district
  • Native : Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Tropical and South Africa to North-West India
  • Literature :
    • Shetty B.V. and Singh V., (1987). Flora of India Series 2 Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India. PP- 456
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blastania fimbristipula. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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