About Madras Pea Pumpkin
Cucumis maderaspatanus is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. The species is found throughout the tropics and subtropics, from west Africa to Australia. One of its many synonyms is Mukia maderaspatana.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mukia maderaspatana
- Genus
- Mukia
- Family
- CUCURBITACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Africa, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- முசுமுசுக்கை
- Malayalam
- മുക്കാപ്പിരി, Mukia maderaspatana
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Madras Pea Pumpkin belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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