The flowers of this Trichosanthes are really one of the most spectacular ones tanay
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Trichosanthes cucumerina* (syn. *Trichosanthes lobata*) > > > try-kos-ANTH-us -- from the Greek *trichos* (hairy) and *anthos* (flowers) > koo-KOO-may-ree-nuh -- meaning, related to cucumber - from the Greek * > kykyon* > > > *commonly known as*: wild snake gourd • Hindi: जंगली चिचोण्डा jangli > chichonda, कड़वा परवर kadva parvar, pudel • Kannada: paduvalakaayi • > Malayalam: padavalanga • Marathi: जंगली पडवल jungli padwal, कडू पडवळ kadu > padwal, पडोळ padol • Sanskrit: पटोल patola • Tamil: காட்டுப்பேய்ப்புடல் > kattuppeypputal • Telugu: అడవిపొట్ల adavipotla, potlakaaya > > > > Attached views from vicinity of my home place Vaghbil, Thane. > ... more views at > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Trichosanthescucumerina&m=tags > > > > > Regards. > > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
