Deccan Bur Cucumber
Ctenolepis garcini
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Deccan Bur Cucumber
Identify Deccan Bur Cucumber by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf margin: Finely-divided-comblike.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat.
- Confirm it sits within the Cucurbitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Deccan Bur Cucumber.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ctenolepis garcini
- Genus
- Ctenolepis
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and Scrub jungle
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Finely-divided-comblikerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Bur Cucumber itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Deccan Bur Cucumber itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Bur Cucumber
Deccan Bur Cucumber (Ctenolepis garcini) is a climber in the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat. It grows in dry deciduous forests and Scrub jungle. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Deccan Bur Cucumber belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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