Pinki ji I also had that doubt. This fruit grows to the length of about 7 cm or so and breadth of about 5 cm. Also the shape is oval as against near globose in C. colocynthis. Let us wait for further inputs.
-- 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/ On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Pinki <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan Sir this is not Citrullus colocynthis though i dont know > the real name....Citurllus colocynthis fruits are bigger but these are > small. > > Alok > > On Nov 21, 11:32 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Could it be Citrullus colocynthis? > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear friends > > > This cucurbit vegetable from Rajasthan, cooked as vegetable and also > made > > > into chutney. Help needed in Botanical name. > > > Local name: CHIBAR > > > > > -- > > > 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/ >

