Pan India Bouquets

Edgaria darjeelingensis C.B.Clarke

Family : Cucurbitaceae
(Gourd Or Melon Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
Synonym(s) : Edgaria darjeelingensis var. clarkeana S.N.Biswas
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Herpetospermum darjeelingense (C.B.Clarke) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Broad-leaved forests, grassland, scrub and Roadside; 1500 - 2740 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central and East Himalaya to Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 135; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 268
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Edgaria darjeelingensis. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.