Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gulkakra, Gangerua (Hindi)
    • Goka-kara, Kakrol (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Collector(s) Name : M. Brahmam; H.O Saxena and M. Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 01-08-1975, 05-08-1975
  • Collection Nos : 1780; 1787
  • Collection Locality : Bubaneswar, Khurda District
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, Khurda district
    • West Bengal : Howrah, 24-Parganas
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Momordica cochinchinensis. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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