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Taxon:
Coccinia grandis
(L.) Voigt
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Coccinia
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
10974
Place of publication:
Hort. suburb. Calcutt. 59. 1845
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31323933
Verified:
08/13/2015
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bryonia grandis
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Coccinia indica
Wight & Arn.
Invalid Designation(s)
Coccinia cordifolia
auct.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
Berhaut, J.
1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Boudet, G. et al.
1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Burkill, H. M.
1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:575.
Chakravarty, H. L.
1982. Cucurbitaceae. Fascicles of flora of India. 11:24-26.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Decker-Walters, D. S.
1999. Cucurbit, Sanskrit, and the Indo-Aryas. Econ. Bot. 53:108.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Hamid, S. et al.
1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:98.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
1989-. Flora of Ethiopia
Note:
Eritrea added in 2000
Holstein, N. & S. S. Renner.
2011.
Coccinia intermedia
– a new Cucurbitaceae species from West Africa. PhytoKeys 7:27-36.
URL:
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys
Holstein, N.
2015. Monograph of
Coccinia
(Cucurbitaceae). PhytoKeys 54:78.
URL:
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Peter, K. V. et al.
1998. Improvement and cultivation: bitter gourd, snake gourd, pointed gourd, and ivy gourd. In: N. M. Nayar & T. A. More (eds.), Cucurbits. 194.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
URL:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090172
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:150.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I.
1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
ivy gourd –
Reference(s)
little gourd –
Reference(s)
German
Tindola –
Reference(s)
India
kundree –
Reference(s)
tindora –
Reference(s)
tindori –
Reference(s)
Malay
pepasan –
Reference(s)
Spanish
pepino cimarrón –
Reference(s)
Swedish
scharlakansgurka –
Reference(s)
Urdu (Pakistan)
kanduri –
Reference(s)
kundur –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
n.
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
s.
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Djibouti
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
s.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hainan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Andhra Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Bihar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Gujarat
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Kerala
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Odisha
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Rajasthan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tamil Nadu
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Tripura
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
West Bengal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
2
Cultivated
widely cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Maldives
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Guam
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Djibouti
,
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
(s.)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
(n.),
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
(s.),
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Malawi
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Yemen
CHINA:
China
[Guangdong Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
[Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal],
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Maldives
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
United States
[Guam, United States Minor Outlying Islands]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
BRAZIL:
Brazil
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
grazed by all stock
Burkill, H. M.
1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:575.
Human food
fruit
leaves
Burkill, H. M.
1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:575.
Human food
vegetable
leaves fide Use Pl WT Afr
Burkill, H. M.
1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:575.
Medicines
folklore
fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Hamdard 38:98. 1995; Econ Bot 53:108. 1999
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
URL:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090172
Name
References