Sir,
We grew this snake gourd, CHICHINGA in Bengali, in our front yard in 2010.
With some support by a few twain thread it climbed up to the roof of our single storied building and gave me these shots.
Species : Trichosanthes anguina L. (syn. Trichosanthes cucumerina L.)
Date : 23.10.2010, 10.20 a.m.
Place : Nalikul (Hooghly), WB
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HjUl4SQ2u8k/T3s9eztoVEI/AAAAAAAADAU/zbhZDyZgenA/s1600/CHICHINGA_snakegourd_DSCN6575.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NAEY11Zrfgs/T3s9i_RS_RI/AAAAAAAADAo/W6W5p8aRVGk/s1600/CHICHINGA_snakegourd_DSCN6578.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lujzqACw0sI/T3s9qPzxAZI/AAAAAAAADA8/xUJEF_dsDa8/s1600/CHICHINGA_snakegourd_DSCN6580.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-EJyr4CppRVg/T3s9x8bdLrI/AAAAAAAADBQ/m5pu7_T1SFw/s1600/CHICHINGA_snakegourd_VSCN6590.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7mSdpMcnQng/T3s92sHdXFI/AAAAAAAADBk/HC9mir1rmKY/s1600/CHICHINGA_snakegourd_VSCN6592.jpg)
Thank you & Regards,
Surajit Koley