Author: | G.
Bentham & Joseph D. Hooker, 1867 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Assam,
Burkina, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Niger,
Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaïre |
Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
Height: |
4 Metres |
Flower:
|
Dull
Yellow - Greenish Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Indian
Bryonia |
Synonyms: |
Bryonia
epigaea Rottler, 1803.
Rhynchocarpa epigaea,
Naudin, 1862.
Rhynchocarpa corallina Naud.1862.
Corallocarpus fenzlii Hook. f. 1871.
Corallocarpus
corallinus, Cogn.1881.
Corallocarpus gracilipes,
Cogn. 1881.
Corallocarpus hildebrandtii, Gilg, 1904.
Corallocarpus tavetensis, Gilg, 1904.
Corallocarpus
bequaertii, De Wild. 1921.
Aechmandra epigaea, Arn.
Bryonia sinuata, Wall.
Coniandra corallina, Fenzl ex Naudin.
Corallocarpus bequaertii, De Wild.
Corallocarpus elegans, Gilg.
Corallocarpus palmatus, Cogn.
Rhynchocarpa corallina, Naudin.
Rhynchocarpa epigaea, Naudin. |
This monoecious member of the
Cucurbitaceae family was
given this name by George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867. It is found in
both in central Africa and Asia, growing in a rich but well
drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 25
centimetres, the vines reach four metres. The flowers are dull
yellow to greenish yellow. The fruits are red.
The genera name from Latin;
corallum; 'coral' and Greek; karpos; 'fruit' for the red
fruits. The species name means 'ground'. |