Dinesh i I think we have similar plant found growing wild on Chakrata trip. I will upload soon
-- PS: Please bear with missing j in text, culprit keyboard of my make shift laptop 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:11 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Cucumis sativus * var. * hardwickii * (Royle) Alef. > > > > - *KOO-koo-mis* -- from the Greek *kykyon*, meaning cucumber... Dave's > > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > *sa-TEE-vus* -- cultivated... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > ¿ *hard-wik-ee-eye* ? -- ¿ named for Thomas Hardwicke, English soldier > and naturalist ? ... > Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThomas_Hardwicke&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAkXTLkoXRqNUh8w3JrjAIBvcr3A> > > > [image: Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5000640385%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJFD-M2ic9znomO9rsbp8nchKZAg> > Sep 18, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: bitter cucumber, wild cucumber > > *Native to *: s China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand > > *References*: discussion at > efloraofindia<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/YCMceHPXLqY/cBw3FY_lJd0J>• > DNP, > Thailand<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fweb3.dnp.go.th%2Fbotany%2FPDF%2FTFB%2FTFB38%2F15_Cucumis.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzePa7F8R6Bm8dUbBMCMBrbBhZacDw> > > > *more views*: > > - Sep 18, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra > [image: Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5000636815%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcTI6LL8WCZNAQxgAMESgDgEPZbQA> > [image: > Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5000631079%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeAEtAuqMQ8WMXUct8AdveUvwUeyQ> > [image: > Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5001234766%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfG48T6a05DCX-QR7PsN99zC1M-0Q> > [image: > Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5000628447%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzexjrXsriCHpB7oPpGtB6ZMIBGHYw> > [image: > Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5001242654%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzevWTcWCtqbZ1GBLE27qkCLt6WxhQ> > [image: > Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii (Royle) > Alef.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5000639599%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcKFY5rVnlWb10WuhQiS3wj3im7aQ> > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
