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Trichosanthes lobata
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Trichosanthes lobata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 703. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 610. 1879; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 117. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 120. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 150. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 46. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 156. 1998.
Trichosanthes perrottetiana Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3: 362. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 529(373). 1919.
Trichosanthes villosula Cogn. in A. & C. DC., Monogr. Phan. 3:362. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 529(374). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 122. 1982.
Trichosanthes villosula Cogn. var. nilgirensis Kundu, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 43: 375. 1943.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kaippanpadolam, Kattupadavalam, Kovankodi, Padolam, Peppadolam, Pepparalkodi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Wild snake gourd, Bitter snake gourd
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Description:
Climbers; stem glandular. Leaves alternate, 5-lobed, 10 cm across, lobes cuspidate, toothed, densely pubescent beneath. Male racemes to 17 cm long, glandular pubescent. Flowers up to 15 in a raceme; pedicel 2.5-4 cm long; bracts 5 mm long, oblanceolate. Calyx tube 2 cm long, puberulus; lobes linear. Petals 3 x 0.7 cm, white, deeply fimbriate into narrow lobes. Female flowers solitary, axillary. Berry 8 x 3 cm, glabrous, green with white lines; seeds 13 x 6 mm, oblong, rugose along margins.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-December
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District(s):
Idukki, Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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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):
White
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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:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Umikuppan, Vellimala, Walakkad
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