| Synonym |
Cucumis maderaspatana
Linn., Melothria maderaspatana (Linn.) Cogn. |
Flower Color |
Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name |
Agumaki |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Madras pea pumpkin, Rough bryony |
Flowering Period |
July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Aganaki, Agumaki |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
Up to 1300 m |
Fruit Type |
Pepo |
| Habit |
Climber |
Fruit Details |
Fruits small, ovoid – globose, green with white longitudinal bands, red on ripening, 1 – 4 seeded; seeds flaccid, smooth. |
| Habitat |
Common; waste places, grassy slopes, forests edges. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Throughout India; Indomalaysia, China, Australia. |
Bark Details |
Stem bristly-hairy. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Climber, base often woody, tendrils simple. Leaves broadly ovate –reniform, entire or 3 – 5 lobed, dentate – serrate, cordate at base, rough – hairy above. Flowers yellow; male flowers in fascicles; females 1 – 3 together; pedicel short. Calyx tube short, villous; lobes subulate. Corolla yellow, segments ovate – rounded. Style short with annular disc at the base; stigma 3 – lobed. Fruits small, ovoid – globose, green with white longitudinal bands, red on ripening, 1 – 4 seeded; seeds flaccid, smooth. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves broadly ovate –reniform, entire or 3 – 5 lobed, dentate – serrate, cordate at base, rough – hairy above. |
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