The Following may be of help: Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SZifARJXLJgC&pg=PA108&lpg=PA108&dq=Zehneria+maysorensis+%2B+india&source=bl&ots=FE0P_611c_&sig=MyB_fn09XkJAVBrCvPq4_ZrKrUc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VEDVUdLfMsPOrQe6zYHgCA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Zehneria%20maysorensis%20%2B%20india&f=false> By Thamminen Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy (description & Keys- *maysorensis * & *scabra- 2007*) (*Zehneria maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) Arn.- *Syn: * Bryonia* *mysorensis* Wight & Arn.; *Melothria* *perpusilla* var. * subtruncata* Cogn.; *Melothria* *perpusilla* auct. non. (Bl.) Cogn,)
efi page on Zehneria maysorensis<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/cucurbitaceae/zehneria/zehneria-maysorensis> (species identified by Vijayasankar ji) On 4 July 2013 14:15, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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'. > -- 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. 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