Feedback from another thread<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/7ejsnKgMcYI> : "I have been somewhat confused about the status of Zehneria scabra, uploaded by several members including Dinesh ji, Prashant ji, and other members from Kas https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Zehneria/ indiantreepix/cCGIzB2cd9A/lEwSmgknYegJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Zehneria/ indiantreepix/cCGIzB2cd9A/lEwSmgknYegJ These confusions are often confounded by the absence of author citations. Strange as it may look Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Sond (Swedeish name *flikig pilreva), * and Melothria scabra Naudin (Swedish name *djungelgurka), * are two distinct species, often confused on net, as Melothria is an important species with good looking mini watermelon like fruits, and none look similar to our Kas plants. and as such names Cape zehneria, South African Zehneria won't apply to our Kas plant. My doubts are supported by recent nomenclature update by Renner and Pandey in 2013 They do not list Zehneria scabra for India, and Melothria perpusilla (Blume) Cogn. is cited as synonym of *Zehneria perpusilla *(Bl.) Bole and Almeida.......but as per citation this species does not grown in India. The other name often cited as synonym of Melothria perpusilla is correctly *Zehneria hookeriana *(Wight & Arn) Arn, is endemic to Tamil Nadu This leaves third name *Zehneria maysorensis *(Wight & Arn.) Arn. found in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Could it be our plant from Kas??? -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh"
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: 3 April 2012 22:23 Subject: [efloraofindia:112652] Cucurbitaceae Week :: Zehneria scabra at Kas and Mahabaleshwar To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> *Zehneria scabra * Sond. - *zy-NER-ee-uh* -- named in memory of Joseph Zehner, botanical artist of Vienna *SKAY-bruh* or *SKAB-ruh* -- rough ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Zehneria scabra]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2902331606%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcB_q-yU2cM_6jZo1ej8H0jr62_dQ> Sep 28, 2008 ... on Kas plateau, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: Cape zehneria, South African zehneria, wild cucumber • *Hindi*: मुसमुसा musmusa • *Marathi*: चिरटी chirati • *Manipuri*: লম থবী lam thabi • *Tamil*: naai pagal • *Telugu*: కూతురుబుడమ kuturu-budama • *Urdu *: مسمسا musmusa *Distribution*: tropical and south Africa, west Asia, Indian peninsula, Malesia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FWild%2520Cucumber.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZYGnZ_hw4JesM79BsC7AzBpm8Sg>• M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2FSorting%2FZehneria.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzch4Rb94d0EO9ooXPbPWI9oqJk2_Q>• *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Sep 28, 2008 ... on Kas plateau, Maharashtra [image: Chirati (Marathi: चिरटी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2902334160%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfvjL3TyDWVeK-LA3fauIJbk9gRHg> - Aug 26, 2010 ... at Kate's Point, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra [image: Musmusa (Hindi: मुसमुसा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4954615996%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcWdP-oH_HxwCCyw9MeRTKo97dleQ> - Aug 26, 2010 ... at Arthur's Seat, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra [image: Lam Thabi (Manipuri: লম থবী)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4955604163%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeXcj-16FxeY9DdQRxNBd-wgaCDlw> Regards. Dinesh -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2110 members & 1,56,000 messages on 31/5/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
