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Botanical Name: Coccinia grandis
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Family: Cucurbitaceae
Common Name: तोंडली
Etymology - Genus: Red; often spelled coccinea
Etymology - Species: Large, spectacular
Ecosystem: Perennial
Origin: Native
Location: Pune
Description: Perennial, climber, grows very rapidly on the support. Stem is flexible yet woody with grooves running along the length.Simple leaf with a presence of tendril at the leaf node. Tendril coils around the support.Leaf with palmate lobes.2-3 flowers can grow in leaf axle.Male and female flowers are born on different plants. Male flowers are produced in large number.Flowers are white, with minute hairs on petals. Female flower has a small ovary below the calyx.Young fruits are green, turn red when mature. Fruits are size of a thumb, round and taper on either sides.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Climber
Stem Cross Section: Angled
Stem Texture: Green with white stretch marks
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Perennial, climber, grows very rapidly on the support. Stem is flexible yet woody with grooves running along the length.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Tendrillar
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Simple leaf with a presence of tendril at the leaf node. Tendril coils around the support.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Palmate
Lamina Bases:
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaf with palmate lobes.
Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Single Flower
Bract:
Inflorescence Description: 2-3 flowers can grow in leaf axle.
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Photo Description: Male Flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Male Flower
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Photo Description: Male Flower
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Photo Description: Male Flower
Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Dioecious
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Epigynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: Male and female flowers are born on different plants. Male flowers are produced in large number.
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Photo Description: Male Flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Female flower
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Photo Description: Male Flower
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Photo Description: Male Flower
Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Actinomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance:
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: Actinomorphic gamopetalous
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
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Androecium Number of Stamens: 3
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Floral Parts Description: Flowers are white, with minute hairs on petals. Female flower has a small ovary below the calyx.
Fruit type: Berry
Fruit type Description: Young fruits are green, turn red when mature. Fruits are size of a thumb, round and taper on either sides.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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