Many thanks for the novel name, Pankaj ji. Will add it in my notes. Regards. Dinesh
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Dinesh ji, it is खेक्सी (not सेक्सी) in Chhattisgarh. ;) > > http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=99105 > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>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 > > >
