Dinesh ji, It is also (in fact commonly) called as காட்டு பாகல் (Kaattu paakal) meaning 'wild bitter-gourd'.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >
