Dear All, This one is* Coccinia grandis **(Linn.) Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calc. 59, 1845*; *Bryonia grandis *Linn., Mant. Pl. 1: 126, 1767; *Coccinia indica *Wt. & Arn., Prodr. 347, 1834; *Cephalandra indica *Naud., Arn. Sci. Nat. (Ser. 5) 5: 16, 1866; Fl. Br. Ind. II: 621
*Vern.*: Kundru, Kanduri, Ram-kachri. A perennial herb with tuberous roots. Leaves 5-10 cm, 5-angled or lobed, cordate, shining. Petiole 2-2.5 cm. Flowers white. Calyx-lobes linear-oblong, reflexed. Corolla nearly 2.5 cm, lobes long, triangular. Fruit ovoid or oblong, bright-scarlet. Seeds embedded in red pulp. Shot from Panipat and surroundings at different times. -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227
