Hi, I think it is called
Kantola - કંટોળા in Gujarati. Never heard of it as katwal. Regards. Roma On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:38:50 AM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > > *Momordica dioica * Roxb. ex Willd. > > > > - *mo-MOR-di-ka* -- from the word to bite, reference to the seeds > which look bitten > *dy-oh-EE-kuh* -- male and female flowers on separate plants > ... 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: Phagil (Konkani: > फागिल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3780448183%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-sIPB6QsS0IB3fmxxqGyM-KHg7A> > > Aug 2, 2009 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra > > > *commonly known as*: bristly balsam-pear, prickly carolaho, spine gourd, > teasle gourd • *Assamese*: avandhya, bhat-kerela • *Bengali*: bhat > korola, ghee korola, kankrol • *Gujarati*: katwal • *Hindi*: बन करेला ban > karela • *Kannada*: karchi-balli, madahagala gadde • *Konkani*: फागिल > phagil • *Malayalam*: ben-pavel, erimapasel • *Marathi*: करटोली kartoli • > *Rajasthani*: bara -karela, kankera, kankoda • *Sanskrit*: कर्कोटकी > karkotaki, कर्कोटी karkoti • *Tamil*: மெழுகுபாகல் meluku-pakal, பழுபாகல் > palu-pakal • *Telugu*: అడవికాకర adavikakara, ఆకాకర akakara > > *Native to*: south-east Asia > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Ban%20Karela.html>• Dave's > Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzehCgoXCD-xD10fy1Wv8q6akdZzMA>• > > M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2FSorting%2FMomordica.html%23dioica&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc3HaQEDKncIn7P1j-7iR2XyaO1Ng>• > > *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > > *more views*: > > - Aug 2, 2009 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, > Maharashtra > [image: Palu-pakal (Tamil: > பழுபாகல்)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3781257962%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzemLYkLT4K2z7QurhW_CzPcbILXHA> > [image: > Karkotaki (Sanskrit: > कर्कोटकी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3781266620%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJv_xxwjiTelqrng_fzxwmpdEUcw> > [image: > Adavikakara (Telugu: > అడవికాకర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3780454429%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWkTZ5Hh-sqMoOfw5IITvRImoPJQ> > > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
