*Trichosanthes cucumerina * L.
- *try-kos-ANTH-us* -- from the Greek *trichos* (hairy) and *anthos*(flowers) *koo-KOO-may-ree-nuh* -- related to cucumber - from the Greek *kykyon* ... 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: Padavalanga (in Malayalam)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3936029601%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeboY2aBhNECrHsapipe0CBbxhDZg> Sep 19, 2009 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra *the wild variety cucumerina, commonly known as*: wild snake gourd • *Hindi*: जंगली चिचोण्डा jangli chichonda, कड़वा परवर kadva parvar, pudel • *Marathi*: जंगली पडवल jungli padwal, कडू पडवळ kadu padwal, पडोळ padol • *Sanskrit*: पटोल patola • *Tamil*: காட்டுப்பேய்ப்புடல் kattuppeypputal • *Telugu*: అడవిపొట్ల adavipotla *the cultivated variety anguina, commonly known as*: long tomato, serpent cucumber, snake gourd, snake tomato, viper gourd • *Bengali*: চিচিঙা chichinga, চিচিঙে chichinge • *Gujarati*: પંડોળું pandolu • *Hindi*: चिचिण्डा chichinda • *Kannada*: ಪಡವಲ ಕಾಯಿ paduvalakaayi • *Konkani*: पोड्डाळे poddale • *Malayalam*: ജ്യോത്സ്നി jyoothsni, പടവലങ്ങ patavalanga, തിക്തകം thikthakam • *Marathi*: कडूपडवळ kadupadval, पडवल or पडवळ padwal, पडोळ padol • *Oriya*: chachindra • *Punjabi*: ਗਾਲਰ ਤੌਰੀ galar tori, ਪੰਡੋਲ or ਪੰਦੋਲ pandol • *Sanskrit*: चिचिण्डकः chichindakah • *Tamil*: புடல் putal • *Telugu*: పొట్లకాయ potlakaaya • *Urdu*: چچنڐا cicinda *Native of*: s China, Indian subcontinent, Malesia, n Australia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FSnake%2520Gourd.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeF0ZlyInTNBthoT8mmp_7_YaDtQQ>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSnake_gourd&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzef0yNg8aH6OZ4yAygVp6DXYeHejA>• M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2Fsorting%2Ftrichosanthes.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd2PgyNsFK64HIAdp89Ox52RPZFCA>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ>• *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Sep 19, 2009 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Jungli Padwal (Marathi: जंगली पडवल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3936804422%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcO6yCjrI-yyhOZqXfXiBpf_rKUQA> [image: Adavi-potla (Telugu: అడవిపొట్ల)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3936808888%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcuwcb6jUDwIJfr1ljMpumoskgo-g> [image: Kattuppeypputal (Tamil: காட்டுப்பேய்ப்புடல்)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3936811630%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf4ZGQ3GHEZDgKJky1qgoeG9fIOkA> [image: Wild Snake Gourd]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3936803238%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAa4_PdZXEuX4aqegX3_Rbtr_y2Q> ... more views at *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fs%3Drec%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26q%3DTrichosanthescucumerina%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf1ZziqfSlVEB5pNBIBpZtlRNPVIQ> *. Regards. Dinesh
