Thursday, February 7, 2013

Dum-mella/Kunu-mella/Snake Gourd/Pathola (Trichosanthes cucumerina)


Common indigenous climbing herb grows in low country, mainly in dry zone. Trichosanthes anguina (Snake Gourd/Pathola) - cited as synonymy of T. cucumerina -  is a common cultivated vegetable with much larger fruits. 
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