Zanonia

Zanonia indica subsp. indica (S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO)                           Zanonia indica subsp. orientalis W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes

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Ctenolepis

Ctenolepis cerasiformis (Stocks) Hook. fil. (Distribution: Global: Old World tropics. In India: Gujarat) Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm. fil.) Naud. (Distribution: Global: India and Sri Lanka. In India: Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh) Dactyliandra welwitschii Hook. fil.(W. Angola to Namibia: Angola, Namibia; Introduced into: India, Pakistan as per POWO; Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan as per BSI Flora of […]

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Siraitia

Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) C.Jeffrey ex A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang (Cultivated)  

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Gynostemma

Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino       . The genus Gynostemma Blume (CUCURBITACEAE) comprises about 10 to 19 species distributed in tropical Asia to E.Asia1. In India, it is represented by a single species2. 1. Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino     Synonyms:Vitis pentaphylla Thunb.; Gynostemma pedatum Blume; G. simplicifolium Blume; G. pentaphyllum f. simplicifolium (Blume) W.J.de Wilde & […]

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Bryonia

Two species of Bryonia L. (CUCURBITACEAE) are occurring in India1. 1. Bryonia aspera Steven ex Ledeb.    Distribution: Global: Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. In India: NW India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh. 2. Bryonia monoica Aitch. & Hemsl.    Distribution: Global: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and India. In […]

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Actinostemma

Actinostemma tenerum Griff. (Himalaya to Temp. E. Asia: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Korea, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya as per POWO)   . The genus Actinostemma Griff. (CUCURBITACEAE) comprises three species of which one occurs in India. 1. Actinostemma tenerum Griff. Synonyms: Actinostemma lobatum var. japonicum Maxim.; A. lobatum […]

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Herpetospermum

Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke Herpetospermum tonglense (C. B. Clarke) H. Schaef. & S. S. Renner (Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan): Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal as per POWO)   . The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. […]

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Zehneria

As per efi thread: W.J.J.O. DE WILDE & B.E.E. DUYFJES in THAI FOR. BULL. (BOT.) 32: 15–31. 2004 write: 1. Zehneria maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) Arn. Type: S India, Wallich 6702 A–D, Wight 1116.— Zehneria maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) Arn. var. oblonga V. P. Prasad & M. Prasad, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 17 (2): 471. […]

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Trichosanthes

Keys in Flora of Bhutan: 1. Male flowers solitary or 2; anthers free ……….. .. 1. T. dioica + Male flowers in racemes; anthers connate …………… .. 2 2. Male racemes with minute, linear bracts l – 2mm ……… .. 2. T. cucumerina + Male racemes with large, oblong or rounded bracts 0.5 – 4.5cm […]

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Momordica

Momordica balsamina L. (Tropical & S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula, Australia: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Australia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Alabama, Cuba, […]

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Solena

Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi (Images by Nasim Kasim (Id by C. Kunhikannan & L Rasingam) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)) Solena heterophylla Lour.  (Images by Satish Phadke, Dinesh Valke, Prashant Awale, Raghu Ananth, Neil Soares, Renee Vyas, Surajit Koley, Alok Mahendroo, Nayan Singh, Rashida Atthar & Shubhada Nikharge (All […]

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Luffa

  Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Images by tspkumar   Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem Images by tspkumar   The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences by Susanne S. Renner, Arun K. Pandey. (2013)- Accepted names: Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. Luffa echinata Roxb. Luffa […]

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