I think this further resolves identity as Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn.
http://www.floracafe.com/Search_PhotoDetails.aspx?Photo=Top&Id=3571 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Balkar i, I hope you are right: young fruit like cucumber, mature > like melon. This is what we had seen in Pachmarhi also. Botanically Cucumis > momordica Roxb. now correctly known as Cucumis melo L. subsp. agrestis > var. momordica (Roxb.) Cogn. > > Hope we are right. > > -- > PS: Please bear with missing j in text, culprit keyboard of my make shift > laptop > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sir This looks like "Phoont" (local name) to me >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> This fruit popular in Rajasthan under the name Khakri was also seen by >>> us in Pachmari, a cucumber like fruit but tasting more of a melon. I am not >>> able to place with conclusion. Any information please. Could it be in any >>> way related to Puna Kheera. >>> >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KdNgz1xNsOs/T3q1r9kMl1I/AAAAAAAAArw/xKOTu7Irypk/s1600/Cucumis-melo-Khakri-Rajasthan-1.jpg> >>> Cucumis-melo-Khakri-Rajasthan-1 >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-arNY_0oZY2Q/T3q137E7aqI/AAAAAAAAAr8/9JyHZQobg5E/s1600/Cucumis-melo-Khakri-Rajasthan-2.jpg> >>> Cucumis-melo-Khakri-Rajasthan-2 >>> >>> >>> Gurcharan Singh >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > >
