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Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

[ Family : Cucurbitaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Anguina cucumerina (L.) Kuntze ; Trichosanthes brevibracteata Kundu ; Trichosanthes pachyrrhachis Kundu ; Trichosanthes pedatifolia Miq. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Bon patol, Bon/ Jongli chichinga ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Bon patol, Jongli/ Bon chichinga | Sanskrit : Tiktapatola, Kasht-bhanjan | Hindi : Tikta chichinda, Jongli chichinda | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Bitter snake gourd, Wild snake gourd | Other Languages : Kattupatolam, Kaypanpatolam (Mal.) ; Kattupeppudal, Peppudal (Tam.) ; Adavipotla (Tel.)
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Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Annual climber
Habitat & Ecology : Terestrial Grows in scrub vegetation, along forest edges and in open forest, from sea-level to 1500 m altitude. ,
Occurrence : Throughout the state

Status : Infrequent
Botanical Character : Monoecious annual herb, climbing by 2–3-branched tendrils; stem very slender, furrowed, 5-angled. Leaves alternate, simple, broadly ovate-reniform; stipules absent; petiole 5–10 cm long, furrowed, succulent, scabrid hairy; blade slightly to deeply 5–7-lobed, cordate at base, margin distantly dentate, pubescent. Flowers unisexual, regular, pentamerous, white; calyx tubular, dialated at the mouth; corolla lobes fringed with hairlike curly outgrowths; male flowers in many-flowered axillary racemes on 10–30 cm long peduncles, with 3 stamens; female flowers axillary, solitary and sessile, with inferior, 1-celled ovary, long -hairy, stigmas 3. Fruit ovoid-fusiform, 6-12 cm long, green with irregular white stripes, red when ripe. Seeds many, semi-ellipsoid, compressed, yellowish brown when ripe.

Cultivation and Growth :
Flowering & Fruiting : June--December
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Soil Character : Can grow in different types of well-drained soil with good moisture content.
Climate : Well adapted to the humid tropical, subtropical climate with a teperature range 20–35°C.
Propagules : Seeds
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Leaf, Fruit, Root, Seed, whole plant

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References & Acknowledgement :
 Reference Books : 3,14,15
Reference Website : 2, 3, 5
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