*Solena amplexicaulis * (Lam.) Gandhi
- ¿ *so-LEN-ah* ? -- from the Greek *solen* (pipes, tubes); referring to tubular flowers *am-pleks-ih-KAW-liss* -- clasping the stem ... 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: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6225532481%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf8F4PmXxaXJfvI6d0SlOAOsOOdgg> Oct 8, 2011 ... at base of Koraigad, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: clasping-stemmed solena, diversely-leaved melothria • * Bengali*: kudri • *Hindi*: अमन्तमूल amantamul, बन काकड़ा ban kakra, तरली tarali • *Kannada*: ಬೀಮ್ಪುಳಿ bimpuli • *Konkani*: गोयंटिणी goimtini • * Malayalam*: ഞെരിഞ്ഞാമ്പുളി nerinnampuli • *Marathi*: गोमेटी gometi • * Nepalese*: बन कांकरो ban kankro • *Oriya*: kamaraja • *Rabha*: nakal naru • *Sanskrit*: अम्ळवेतसः amlavetasah • *Tamil*: புளிவஞ்சி pulivanci • *Telugu*: అడవి దొండ adavi donda, తీగదొండ tigadonda *Native to*: India; distributed in tropical Asia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FCreeping%2520Cucumber.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfyVgV7KkjiTTuz3sVlw1UbOcCoiw>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D5%26taxon_id%3D200022723&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzej1giyLnzkcUeAEjLwZ68XJT16fw>• Flora of Sri Lanka<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbotanicgardens.gov.lk%2Fherbarium%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_sobi2%26catid%3D1753%26Itemid%3D90&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfB05Hmy5HOy7ZeCyKc-q5H5OnAzA>• M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2FSorting%2FSolena.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeR7f0RKlH2oDTZRHWWLwN3niD_0Q>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Oct 8, 2011 ... at base of Koraigad, Maharashtra [image: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6226057930%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-QNM9UrkUW6J84Qi-F34ZFTAqCw> [image: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6225536977%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeDnFPPvsB5SC6c_jNUMlax4YjStw> [image: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6225534587%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeNgXd_o9qKdaYOAnx1VivlHGjB9Q> - Jul 11, 2010 ... at base of Prabalgad, Maharashtra [image: Tarali (Hindi: तरली)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4789737927%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdc_VK3HdI4a1690-2df2tAJtM1Ww> [image: Kamaraja (in Oriya)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4789736307%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd5eheHWNlpuci2DmCcF3RYrzyQCQ> [image: Solena amplexicaulis]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4790372092%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcBpfjEAIZL32GROl47ymFznGh_wQ> ... more views at *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DSolenaamplexicaulis%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf5ca5cGmmV1djd98T7d9N2S0LKUg> *. Regards. Dinesh
