Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Zehneria maysorensis Arn.

 

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Synonym: Bryonia maysorensis Wight & Arn.

Habit: Climber

Habitat: Degraded forests and grasslands

Flowering & Fruiting: October-December

Distribution: India to South East Asia

Key identification features: Herbaceous climbers; stem slender, glabrous. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, cordate at base, acute-acuminate at apex, Plants monoecious. Flowers cream-yellow. Male flowers subumbellate; Female flowers solitary, axillary or co-axillary to the male peduncle; Fruits oblong, finely reticulate rugose; seeds flattened, broadly obovate, smooth at faces.

Uses: Blood purifier



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