Caudex of
wild plants in Sri Lanka.
Male flower. Photo by: Soumen
Aditya.
Photo by: Soumen
Aditya.
Photo by: Soumen
Aditya.
The seeds by
Bernard Gacongne. |
| Author: |
Johann Otto
Voigt, 1845 |
| Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
| Origin: |
Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, China, Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast,
Java, Kenya, Laccadive Island, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island,
Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Sulawesi; Indonesia, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda,
Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre (Hawaii, Fiji, Central Americas).
Reports from Tanzania about a subspecies with yellow
flowers. |
| Soil: |
Anything |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Minimum - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
| Height: |
3-20 Meters |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Ivy Gourd,
Gentleman's Toes, Scarlet gourd, Scarlet-fruited
Gourd, Kundru, Kiuri Awia, Tindora , Talacucha |
| Synonyms: |
Bryonia
grandis Carl Linnaeus, 1767.
- and way more below... |
This
dioecious member of the Cucurbitaceae
family was given this name by Johann Otto 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 20 metres. 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
the Philippines for it's leaves and fruits, which are used in cooking. In
some parts of the world, it is considered highly invasive. Reports
from Tanzania about a subspecies with yellow flowers.
The genera name from Latin coccineus,
meaning 'red' or 'scarlet' which must referee to the fruits. The
specific name means 'large' or 'big'. |
|
Young wild
plant in Sri Lanka.
Male flower. Photo by: Soumen
Aditya.
The fruits by
Bernard Gacongne.
Synonyms:
Bryonia acerifolia,
D.Dietr.
Bryonia alceifolia, Willd.
Bryonia barbata, Buch.-Ham. ex Cogn.
Bryonia moimoi, Ser.
Bryonia sinuosa, Wall.
Cephalandra grandis, Kurz.
Cephalandra indica, Naudin.
Cephalandra moghadd, Broun & R.L.Massey.
Cephalandra schimperi, Naudin.
Coccinia grandis var. wightiana, Greb.
Coccinia helenae, Buscal. & Muschl.
Coccinia indica, Wight & Arn.
Coccinia loureiroana, M.Roem.
Coccinia moghadd, Asch.
Coccinia moimoi, M.Roem.
Coccinia palmatisecta, Kotschy.
Coccinia schimperi, Naudin.
Coccinia wightiana, M.Roem.
Cucumis pavel, Kostel.
Cucurbita dioica, Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Cucurbita schimperiana, Hochst. ex Cogn.
Luffa moghadd, Peterm.
Momordica bicolor, Blume
Momordica covel, Dennst.
Momordica monadelpha, Roxb.. |
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