Sir, Last month, keeping in the mind of cucurbitaceae week, i recorded this species with intervals of 6 to 7 days to show different stages of development of its fruits. Moreover the scientific name of this plant, TELAKUCHO in Bengali, is still unclear to me. Some sources say *C. grandis* & *C. indica* are two different species, while the other sources inform me that they are synonyms.
Species : *Coccinia grandis L. (syn. C. indica)* NOTE : According to "Plant Groups" (the college text book that i follow) *'Scarlet gourd'* is *Cephalandra indica Naud. = Coccinia cordifolia Cogn.* Date : 15-03-12, 21-03-12, 28-03-12 Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-skjS5jl2ZGg/T3tDQxK1g7I/AAAAAAAADB4/r-BNJc1p7SA/s1600/TELAKUCHO_20120315_02.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dv1gybkYuWI/T3tDWb_AC7I/AAAAAAAADCM/JgVqkkYvvt8/s1600/TELAKUCHO_20120321_03.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mLk61Q1v5jw/T3tDbD8n4TI/AAAAAAAADCg/L__1RVriPCw/s1600/TELAKUCHO_20120321_04.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xNbQ8D6Y6fM/T3tDfxJGi7I/AAAAAAAADC0/leq5KvZXMjA/s1600/TELAKUCHO_20120321_05.jpg> *flowers on 15th & 21st march* * * <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4qtEk93KlO8/T3tDzRq_5wI/AAAAAAAADDI/Al9q8OPXugs/s1600/TELAKUCHO_fruit01_20120315.jpg> *fruit on 15th March* <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tMOBpn9kmcg/T3tD33hv4-I/AAAAAAAADDc/M6RQpRibyt4/s1600/TELAKUCHO_fruit02_20120321.jpg> *fruit on 21st March* <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KuxRtpkEqe4/T3tD8-yRd4I/AAAAAAAADDw/XTeVXIcng2o/s1600/TELAKUCHO_fruit03_20120328.jpg> *fruit on 28th March* <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dD2ptE249Dc/T3tEDOIJ0EI/AAAAAAAADEE/jihfepT60Vk/s1600/TELAKUCHO_fruit04_20120328.jpg> *fruits on 28th March* * * <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N5hm52N-tlI/T3tEdB5FGdI/AAAAAAAADEY/IXA_1XGmFno/s1600/TELAKUCHO_leaf_20120321.jpg> *leaves* <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LaB5A9Ox99Q/T3tEhVuhL9I/AAAAAAAADEs/HTYsEAkQQnA/s1600/TELAKUCHO_plant01_20120315.jpg> *part of the plant* <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iqVn158fUq4/T3tEl4hjPcI/AAAAAAAADFA/_9F2UX5drnU/s1600/TELAKUCHO_plant02_20120321.jpg> *location : roadside* <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IZ_2QpoBlYE/T3tEqCmb1dI/AAAAAAAADFU/ovh3g2de_Tc/s1600/TELAKUCHO_tendril_20120321.jpg> *tendril attached to its own leaf!* Attaching two more photos showing ripe fruit that i recorded in July, 2010....... <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cEUyQnwbHFM/T3tFwyqEMVI/AAAAAAAADFo/ogGq6imsQsI/s1600/TELAKUCHA_20100821_DSCN5866.jpg> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HVw4vAhqFHU/T3tF2BOJuHI/AAAAAAAADF8/RoVPRQ1fww8/s1600/TELAKUCHA_DSCN5467.jpg> *ripe fruit against the backdrop of my bicycle-seat!* Thank you & Regards, Surajit Koley
