✿Cucurbitaceae · Kedrostis
Appakovai / Stinky Haap
Kedrostis foetidissima
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kedrostis foetidissima
- Genus
- Kedrostis
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub forests
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia to Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Appakovai itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Appakovai
About Appakovai
Stinky Haap (Kedrostis foetidissima) is a climber in the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Appakovai belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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