Trichosanthes tricuspidata (14540685963)

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Description: Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Trichosanthes tricuspidata try-kos-ANTH-us -- from the Greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers) try-kusp-ee-DAY-tuh or try-kusp-ih-DAH-tuh -- three-pointed commonly known as: bitter snake-gourd • Gujarati: ઇંદ્રવારણું indravaranu • Hindi: इन्द्रायन indrayan • Kannada: ಹಾವು ಮೆಕ್ಕೆಕಾಯಿ haavu mekkekaayi • Malayalam: കയ്പ്പന്‍ പടവലം kayppan padavalam • Marathi: कवंडळ kavandal • Nepali: इन्द्रेनि indreni • Sanskrit: महाकालः mahakala • Tamil: குறட்டை kurattai • Telugu: అవ్వపండు avvapandu, కాకిదొండ kakidonda Native to: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • DDSA. Date: 3 June 2014, 08:41. Source: Trichosanthes tricuspidata. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.