Pan India Bouquets

Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) Baill.

Family : Cucurbitaceae
(Gourd Or Melon Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
Basionym : Bryonia pedunculosa Ser.
Synonym(s) : Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke; Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B.Clarke
Common name : Himalayan Bitter Gourd
Vernacular name : Ban Karelaa, Beej Karela (Hindi); Kurakure Kaakro, Muramure, Pitta Kaakari, Ban Karelaa (Nepali)
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Thickets, river banks and forest margins on mountain slopes; 2300-3050 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan)
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: 267-268
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Herpetospermum pedunculosum. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.