Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET) 1831: 2 1831 Common names: Achocha, wild cucumber, stuffing cucumber Herbaceous climber, often grown as vegetable in Hill stations in India common in Manali and Sikkim Common English names: Wild cucumber Locally in Indian hill stations as Karela or even meetha karela (the name meetha karela actually belongs to Momordica dioica). The pedate leaves and smaller white flowers are distinctive, although young fruits carry spines like Momordica dioica.
Photographed from Manali and California <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmfWJSzuAfU/T36iiR03xyI/AAAAAAAAA6I/_IsfP_qopzs/s1600/Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-1.jpg> Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-1 <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DOxK_sYsmHs/T36iwsFHSnI/AAAAAAAAA6U/1cTxC_07iH4/s1600/Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-3.jpg> Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-3 <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-da7U60COBBE/T36jfWxhC1I/AAAAAAAAA6g/PU5dapP6-ng/s1600/Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-2.jpg> Cyclanthera-pedata-Manali-1 Gurcharan Singh
