Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) Baill.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Basionym : Bryonia pedunculosa Ser.
  • Synonym(s) : Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B.Clarke
  • Common name : Himalayan Bitter Gourd
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ban Karelaa, Beej Karela (Hindi)
    • Kurakure Kaakro, Muramure, Pitta Kaakari, Ban Karelaa (Nepali)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Thickets, river banks and forest margins on mountain slopes; 2300-3050 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
  • 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: 267-268
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 303
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Herpetospermum pedunculosum. Downloaded on 6 February 2025.

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