Edgaria darjeelingensis C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Edgaria darjeelingensis var. clarkeana S.N.Biswas
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Broad-leaved forests, grassland, scrub and Roadside; 1500 - 2740 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central and East Himalaya to Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 135
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 268
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Edgaria darjeelingensis. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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