• Family : Cucurbitaceae
  (Gourd Or Melon Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
• Basionym : Luffa cordifolia Blume
• Synonym(s) : Thladiantha cordifolia var. tomentosa A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang; Thladiantha globicarpa A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Thladiantha cordifolia (Blume) Cogn.
• Common name : Himalayan Goldencreeper, Himalayan tuber-gourd
• Habit : Climber
• Habitat : Rambler in Shrubberies
• Comments / notes : Ovate-heart-shaped leaves and bell-shaped golden yellow flowers
• Flower, Fruit : April-June
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
• Native : S. China to Tropical Asia
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
• Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 151
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Thladiantha cordifolia. Downloaded on 3 July 2022.

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