Trichosanthes anamalaiensis

Trichosanthes anamalaiensis Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. III, 1: 47 1864. ;

 

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Large climbers; stem pilose, tendrils bifid. Leaves to 15 cm across, shallowly 3-5-lobed, lobes cuspidate, toothed, tomentose below, covered with circular cystolith above; petiole 5-6 cm long. Female flowers in cymes; bracts 3 cm across, deeply serrate; calyx tubular; petals 3 cm long, white. Berry 4 cm across, globose, red, smooth; seeds many, obovate, smooth 

Flowering and fruiting: April-September 

Grasslands and shola forest margins 

(from India Biodiversity Portal

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Trichsanthes anamalaiensis Bedd :  Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.

Trichsanthes anamalaiensis Bedd (= T. bracteata (Lam.) J.Voigt var. tomentosa Heyne, Fam: Cucurbitaceae
2/12/2011
Kolli Hills Namakkal Dt Tamil Nadu
1200m Altitude near Solakkadu
Climbing shrub over bushes.
Fruit used in head ache, tetanus

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Trichosanthes anamalaiensis Bedd.

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Nice photos indeed.

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References:

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2007)  The Plant List (Trichosanthes anaimlaiensis Bedd.– Unresolved)  India Biodiversity Portal