About Creeping Cucumber
Solena amplexicaulis, commonly known as the creeping cucumber, is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to tropical southern Asia. The fruits, leaves, roots and shoots have use as food and in traditional medicine.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solena amplexicaulis
- Genus
- Solena
- Family
- CUCURBITACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Afghanistan, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, SW.China, Taiwan, Malesia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अमन्तमूल Amantamul, तरली Tarali
- Tamil
- புளிவஞ்சி Pulivanci, கற்கோவை புளிவஞ்சி
- Kannada
- Karagala
- Malayalam
- ഞെരിഞ്ഞാമ്പുളി Nerinnampuli, ഞെരിഞ്ഞൻപുളി, Solena amplexicaulis
- Marathi
- गोमेटी Gometi, गोमेटी
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Creeping Cucumber belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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