Dinesh ji, you are right, it is Momordica cochinchinensis. Yellowish colour appears to be the rule, white a rarity.
http://gardeningwithwilson.com/2008/10/14/the-spiny-bittergourd-omordica-cochinchinensis/ http://blog.yume.vn/xem-blog/nho-hoi-nho-qua-.nhim_lemon07.35B670F5.html -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://gardeningwithwilson.com/2008/10/14/the-spiny-bittergourd-omordica-cochinchinensis/> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Shrikant ji ... resembles *Momordica cochinchinensis* at FOI > http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Cucumber.html ... > differs in colour. > Regards. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:50 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Singh Sir, the flowers are really that big, about 10 cm. This is found >> on a hedge and vegetable vendors sit near it. I wonder if it is any of >> the plants used as vegetables but I do not know any. Regards, Shrikant >> >> . >> On Sep 26, 9:31 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Shrikant ji >> > Flower size, is it cm or mm? >> > >> > -- >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Retired Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: >> > 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> > >> > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < >> [email protected] >> > >> > >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > Pls ID this anuual climber. Leaves broadly ovate, cordate, coarsely >> > > serrate, 8-12 cm. Flowers 8-10 cm, pale yellow. Fruits caducous >> prematurely >> > > but resemble Momordica, 3 cm long, tubercled, red. >> > >> > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar >> > > 12 Varshanand Society >> > > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road >> > > Pune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.com >> > > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. >> > > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. >> > >> > > < >> http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.co...>- >> Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - > > >
