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| Author:
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Voigt 1845 |
| Family: |
Cucurbitaceae |
| Habitat: |
Africa, Australia (NT), Philippines, India, China, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, Vietnam (Hawaii, Fiji, Central Americas) |
| Soil: |
Anything
goes |
| Water:
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Medium |
| Sun: |
Min-Max |
| Thickness: |
12
centimetres or more |
| Height: |
3 meters
or more |
| Flower:
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White (dioecious) |
| Reproduction: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Pop names:
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Ivy Gourd,
Gentleman's Toes, Scarlet gourd, Scarlet-fruited
Gourd, Kundru, Kiuri Awia, Tindora , Talacucha |
| Synonyms: |
Bryonia
grandis Carl von Linnaeus 1767. Coccinia indica
Wight & Arn. 1834. Cephalandra indica (Wight & Arn.)
Naudin 1866. (Coccinia cordifolia Cogn.) |
| Got
it from: |
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| Year: |
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Male flower. Photo by:
Soumen
Aditya.
Photo by:
Soumen
Aditya. |
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This member of the Cucurbitaceae
family was given this name by Voigt in 1845. It is indigenous to
quite some countries around Equator, and have, more or less, been
spread to the rest. It is not picky regarding soil, and will get bye
with average water and all from little to full sun. The caudex can
grow to twelve centimetres or more, the vines grow up to three
meters or even more. It is dioecious (either male- or female plant),
with both sexes having white flowers around four centimetres. The
fruits are smooth, scarlet and from three to six centimetres long.
Grown in Asia and
Philippines for it's leaves and fruits which are used in cooking. In
some parts of the world, it is considered highly invasive.
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Male flower. Photo by:
Soumen
Aditya.
Photo by:
Soumen
Aditya. |
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