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Cucumis sativus f. hardwickii
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Cucumis sativus L. f. hardwickii (Royl ) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Sandakania 17: 58. 2008.
Cucumis hardwickii Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 220. t. 47. 1835.
Cucumis prophetarum sensu Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 619. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 535(378). 1919; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 116. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 288. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 199. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 288. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 154. 1998; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 390. 2009, non L. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Andanga, Peerapotti, Peerappattikka
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Description:
Slender climbers; stems scabrid; tendril simple. Leaves entire or shallowly 5-lobed, alternate, 12 cm across; scabrous; petiole to 15 cm long. Male flowers in fascicles of 3-5; pedicel to 1 cm long. Calyx tube campanulate, hispid. Petals 7 mm long, obovate, yellow. Stamens 3, anthers flexuous, coherent, connective crested with laciniate lobes. Female flowers solitary, calyx corolla similar to male flowers; ovary oblong, many-ovuled. Berry 3.5 x 2.5 cm, oblong, softly scattered-spinous, greenish-yellow with white stripes; seeds many, compressed.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Koruthode, Karadikkavala, Valiyaparathode, Saivila
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