*Trichosanthes tricuspidata * Lour.
- *try-kos-ANTH-us* -- from the Greek *trichos* (hairy) and *anthos*(flowers) *try-kusp-ee-DAY-tuh* or *try-kusp-ih-DAH-tuh* -- three-pointed ... 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: Trichosanthes tricuspidata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3870718532%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdA6gL64yu-qUyPkSjSK_L35-f-kw> Aug 22, 2009 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: bitter snake-gourd • *Gujarati*: ઇંદ્રવારણું indravaranu • *Hindi*: इन्द्रायन indrayan • *Kannada*: ಹಾವು ಮೆಕ್ಕೆಕಾಯಿ haavu mekkekaayi • *Malayalam*: കയ്പ്പന് പടവലം kayppan padavalam • *Marathi *: कवंडळ kavandal • *Nepali*: इन्द्रेनि indreni • *Sanskrit*: महाकालः mahakala • *Tamil*: குறட்டை kurattai • *Telugu*: అవ్వపండు avvapandu, కాకిదొండ kakidonda *Native to*: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIndrayan.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5EzM49FdR6znDCKHwnO9sSnl9Kw>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F319706&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzebrIvg2jHTZJRaq_PdShNN1aUWmw>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D110%26taxon_id%3D200022796&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzerB7dYqZ-oUpUs8lyH_3xkoAPGBA>• 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*: - Aug 22, 2009 ... at base of Yeoor Hills, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Indrayan (Hindi: इन्द्रायन)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3869930485%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZmemrYyaMrb-gSVu-hTD41WFl7A> [image: Kavandal (Marathi: कवंडळ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3870706874%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeaNsnCQeaVrOUT2YfnNkGIBsy8vQ> [image: Kurattai (Tamil: குறட்டை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3870700986%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze-8GKXixnQdSBPjrqFQMwxiKDRYg> [image: Indreni (Nepalese: इन्द्रेनि)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3870725446%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeXX23Gk0pqHgn_hnopEDcu5OPF-A> - Oct 2, 2009 ... near Ambavane village, Maharashtra [image: Avvapandu (Telugu: అవ్వపండు)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3976826393%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdl1odHGjmHkjAXQTSvaq2IV1an0w> [image: Mahakala (Sanskrit: महाकालः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3977581318%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZ2IZrQT-KpQxHwVcr1LxnXGFUbw> [image: Haavu Mekkekaayi (Kannada: ಹಾವು ಮೆಕ್ಕೆಕಾಯಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3976810481%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcz1McwY6I153iiweieSQahUwt1OA> - Sep 24, 2011 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Bitter Snake-gourd]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6188323637%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzefhuMj07k6VWUsu_MR4tQ24RAltw> Regards. Dinesh
