Telakucha or Ivy gourd, Coccinia grandis
Telakucha or Ivy gourd (C occinia grandis , family: Cucurbitaceae) is a perennial creeper with soft stem and fleshy leaves. It is found in different parts of Africa, Asia and Australia. Fruits are very attractive but inedible to human. Common names: Telakucha, Ivy gourd, Scarlet gourd The creeper is propagated by cutting. Flowers are pure white, funnel-shaped, sepals 5, petals 5. A blooming flower is 5 cm across. Flower blooms mostly in summer to rainy season. Its flower, almost looks like Bottle gourd flower Little gourd or Telakucha vine usually seen on ground as a trailer but with its tendril it can climb up high of a tree or a pole. Fruits look like almost Bottle gourd but much smaller in size. The green fruits also resemble Pointed gourd at a glance. Leaves are dark green, glaucous, glabrous,
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