*Cucumis maderaspatanus * L. ... is *Mukia maderaspatana* the accepted name, as put at The Plants List ?
- *KOO-koo-mis* -- from the Greek *kykyon*, meaning cucumber ¿ *mah-deh-ras-PATH-en-us* ? -- of or from Madras ... 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: Cucumis maderaspatanus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1125887449%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDFTG3DGEMdjL3mwUD5Uyjxo_ySg> Aug 15, 2007 ... in Bassein fort, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: bristly bryony, Madras pea pumpkin, rough bryony • * Bengali*: bilari • *Gujarati*: tindori • *Hindi*: बिलाड़ी bilari, मुसमुसा musmusa, परिपुष्करा paripushkara, पिण्डिला pindila, सेटु setu • *Kannada*: chitrati • *Konkani*: चिरटी chirati • *Malayalam*: chitrati • *Marathi*: चिरटी chirati • *Nepalese*: मट्याङग्र काँक्री matyangre kankri • *Punjabi*: gwala kakri • *Rajasthani*: ankh phutani • *Sanskrit*: परिपुष्करा paripushkara, पिण्डिला pindila, सेटु setu • *Tamil*: முசுமுசுக்கை muchumuchukkai, பரிபுஷ்கரை paripuskarai • *Telugu*: నూగుదోస nugudosa • *Urdu *: مسمسا musmusa *Native to*: tropical & s Africa, s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Australia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Madras%20Pea%20Pumpkin.html>• M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2FSorting%2FMukia.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzclrF-Uf3d6fc72pYX2zGKkELJsWw>• *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar *more views*: - Jul 25, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai [image: Muchumuchukkai (Tamil: முசுமுசுக்கை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3754000803%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcbyqsRFmDiC9e0szgAc7C7NPechQ> [image: Nugudosa (Telugu: నూగుదోస)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3754000705%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcIjHtuGGewdKqDEiRO4Ayb7pvOAw> - Aug 16, 2009 ... at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Mumbai [image: Chitrati (in Kannada)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3825132327%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfe-0pCgNv6_5EmXgrgQKlS-6tskw> [image: Madras Pea Pumpkin]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3825932242%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdcVap_4yWMH1q5t3VJfkY5xOxRrw> - Oct 18, 2008 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Bilari (Hindi: बिलाड़ी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2953317375%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeea8E3uHTZka46tdaI6NnDdAk0lA> ... more views at *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DCucumismaderaspatanus%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdnL5ufSyiD1IjfAH6Iab7S5f64rA> * Regards. Dinesh
