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[sheetal chaudhari]

This fruit is called as "Gavalanicha phal" in Marathi. Usaually seeds of it is consumed in stomachache.

Dont know the botanical name.

Does anybody know what it is called?

[Dinesh Valke]

... not sure, but the fruit resembles to that of Trichosanthes tricuspidata, the Marathi name of which is कवंडळ kavandal ... to validate.
Regards
Dinesh

[Balkar Arya]

I think Dinesh Ji is right it is T tricuspidata


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[Gurcharan Singh]

And the Gujarati name is Ratanindrayan; Hindi Lal indrayan, mahakal.

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[Balkar Arya]

Yes Gurcharan Ji
In our area it is called as kanchan ki bel

[sheetal chaudhari]

Thank you Dineshji, Balkarji, and Gurcharanji.

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji & Balkar ji

There is a, however, a big catch. The calyx seems to be present at the base of the fruits, and there seem to be no remnants of calyx/corollaat the top of the fruit. As such it may not be a member of Cucurbitaceae. May be Solanaceae. Sheetal ji, can you get a photograph of fruit cut though middle crass-wise (Cross section).

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[sheetal chaudhari]

OK Sir

[Pankaj Kumar]

I was just about to write that. I also thought this to be Solanaceae.
Uusally Trichosanthes should also have a bit elongated fruit. Even the
peduncle is too thin. What brought me doubts where the deformity of
the fruit on the front may be because of which corolla might have
fallen off and as for calyx, I think its there is something looking
like calyx blow the peduncle over the fruit.
Regards
Pankaj

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[Vijayasankar]

It does look like Trichosanthes. You may confirm it simply by observing the pulp which will be dark green or black.

 

Regards 

 

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

[sheetal chaudhari]

Yes  this looks Trichosanthes,

Have attached the fruit cut in two sections. The fruit is almost dried so i think the pulp inside has also dried.

Regards,

Sheetal Pachpande

[sheetal chaudhari]

Small herb with beautiful red flowers.

Regards,

Sheetal Pachpande

[Pankaj Kumar]

Could this be Verbena?
Pankaj

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[Vijayadas D]

I also think this is Verbena sps.

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Sheetal ji

Please have a unique ID for your posts

The two threads got mixed up.

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[sheetal chaudhari]

Yes Sir,

I also dont know how it happened.

Sheetal Pachpande

Research student,

B. N. Bandodkar college of Science,

Thane West.

[JM Garg]

Verbena × hybrida