Cucurbitaceae Week: Coccinia grandis from Panipat

[Nidhan Singh]

Dear All,

This one is Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calc. 59, 1845;  Bryonia grandis Linn., Mant. Pl. 1: 126, 1767; Coccinia indica Wt. & Arn., Prodr. 347, 1834; Cephalandra indica Naud., Arn. Sci. Nat. (Ser. 5) 5: 16, 1866; Fl. Br. Ind. II: 621

Vern.: Kundru, Kanduri, Ram-kachri.

A perennial herb with tuberous roots. Leaves 5-10 cm, 5-angled or lobed, cordate, shining. Petiole 2-2.5 cm. Flowers white. Calyx-lobes linear-oblong, reflexed. Corolla nearly 2.5 cm, lobes long, triangular. Fruit ovoid or oblong, bright-scarlet. Seeds embedded in red pulp. Shot from Panipat and surroundings at different times.














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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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On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Nidhan Singh <nidhans...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,

This one is Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calc. 59, 1845;  Bryonia grandis Linn., Mant. Pl. 1: 126, 1767; Coccinia indica Wt. & Arn., Prodr. 347Beautfu, 1834; Cephalandra indica Naud., Arn. Sci. Nat. (Ser. 5) 5: 16, 1866; Fl. Br. Ind. II: 621

Vern.: Kundru, Kanduri, Ram-kachri.

A perennial herb with tuberous roots. Leaves 5-10 cm, 5-angled or lobed, cordate, shining. Petiole 2-2.5 cm. Flowers white. Calyx-lobes linear-oblong, reflexed. Corolla nearly 2.5 cm, lobes long, triangular. Fruit ovoid or oblong, bright-scarlet. Seeds embedded in red pulp. Shot from Panipat and surroundings at different times.














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Regards,

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

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Regards

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