*Coccinia grandis* (Linn.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calc. 59. 1845. 
syn *Coccinia* *cordifolia* sensu Cogn.; *Coccinia* *indica* Wight & Arn.

Common names: Ivy gourd
Hindi: Kundru, Ram kachryia

Perennial climbing or spreading herb with 3-5 angled or lobed glistening 
leaves; flowers white, 4-5 cm across; male and female on different plants; 
fruit ovoid or oblong, 3-5 cm along up to 2.5 cm broad, green, bright red 
when ripe.

Common in Delhi

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Gurcharan Singh

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