Cucurbitaceae Week :: Trichosanthes tricuspidata at Thane and Pune

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 3, 2012, 12:34:12 PM4/3/12
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Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.


  • try-kos-ANTH-us -- from the Greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers)
    try-kusp-ee-DAY-tuh or try-kusp-ih-DAH-tuh -- three-pointed
    ... Dave's Botanary

Trichosanthes tricuspidata
Aug 22, 2009 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra



commonly known as: bitter snake-gourd • Gujarati: ઇંદ્રવારણું indravaranu • Hindi: इन्द्रायन indrayan • Kannada: ಹಾವು ಮೆಕ್ಕೆಕಾಯಿ haavu mekkekaayi • Malayalam: കയ്പ്പന്‍ പടവലം kayppan padavalam • Marathi: कवंडळ kavandal • Nepali: इन्द्रेनि indreni • Sanskrit: महाकालः mahakala • Tamil: குறட்டை kurattai • Telugu: అవ్వపండు avvapandu, కాకిదొండ kakidonda

Native to: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • DDSA • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


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  • Aug 22, 2009 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra
    Indrayan (Hindi: इन्द्रायन) Kavandal (Marathi: कवंडळ) Kurattai (Tamil: குறட்டை) Indreni (Nepalese: इन्द्रेनि)
  • Oct 2, 2009 ... near Ambavane village, Maharashtra
    Avvapandu (Telugu: అవ్వపండు) Mahakala (Sanskrit: महाकालः) Haavu Mekkekaayi (Kannada: ಹಾವು ಮೆಕ್ಕೆಕಾಯಿ)
  • Sep 24, 2011 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
    Bitter Snake-gourd




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Dinesh

Nidhan Singh

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Apr 3, 2012, 8:35:56 PM4/3/12
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Very nice Dinesh Ji,

It seems that plants pose before your camera, really amazing pics, salute to your efforts and skills... 
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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

Balkar Singh

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Apr 4, 2012, 12:29:50 PM4/4/12
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In our Area it is called as kanchan ki bel
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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Dinesh Valke

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Apr 4, 2012, 12:49:23 PM4/4/12
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Thank you very very much Balkar ji for this name.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Apr 4, 2012, 12:50:34 PM4/4/12
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Nidhan ji, many many thanks for the appreciation ... beauty lies in the eyes of beholder.
Regards.
Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Mar 22, 2020, 6:00:44 AM3/22/20
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Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt as per Revision of the Trichosanthes tricuspidata – bracteata complex (Cucurbitaceae) in India- Savita Pandey, T.S. Rana and K.N. Nair- Rheedea Vol. 26 (2) 83-93 2016
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J.M.Garg

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