Wild Cucumber
Zehneria scabra
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zehneria scabra
- Genus
- Zehneria
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, forest margins
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Arabia, India, Java, Philippines
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Its leaves are triangular to ovate in shape, cordate at the base, deep green, and scabrid punctate above.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wild 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 Wild Cucumber itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Wild Cucumber
A member of the Cucurbitaceae family, Wild Cucumber (Zehneria scabra) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, forest margins. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Wild Cucumber belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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