Thladiantha cordifolia

Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn., Monogr. Phan. 3: 424 424 1881. (syn: Luffa cordifolia Blume; Momordica calcarata Wall.; Thladiantha calcarata (Wall.) C.B. Clarke; Thladiantha tonkinensis Gagnep.; Trichosanthes javanica Miq.);

Common name: Himalayan Goldencreeper, Himalayan tuber-gourd

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ID No. 25052011 RD03:
Help to identify this wild climber
Date/Time- 25/5/2011- 1:20PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-   Assam,
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-  Climber
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size 7X11 cm
Flower- Yellow
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen

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Himalayan Golden-creeper (Thladiantha cordifolia)
http://www.flowersofindia.Himalayan%20Goldencreeper…

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Cucurbitaceae Week: Thladiantha cordifolia_RKC03_05042012:
Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn.

Loc.: Tuting (Arunachal Pradesh) ca 700m
Date: Sept., 2007

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Climber ID from Bangladesh SM057 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Habit: Climber
Habitat: Wild
Location: Lawacha NP, Maulvibazar
Flowering: April

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Likely to be Thladiantha cordifolia..
I have recently seen this in Darjeeling…

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Thanks …

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Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)

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Cucurbitacae ? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Location Rajnagar Kumarghat Unakoti district Tripura
Please identify it

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Pl. Check comparative images at efi site on Cucurbitaceae page.

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Seems like Thladiantha cordifolia

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Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn. : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (10)- around 700 kb each.

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Regarding confirmation of the species collected from Nagaland: 3 high res. images.
Thladiantha cordifolia ???

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Yes.

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Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn.: 5 very high res. images.

Habitat : Wild

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References:

The Plant List 1  The Plant List 2  GRIN  Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal  Flora of China  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3  By T. Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy (Description)