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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Wild Cucumber
Wild Cucumber (Zehneria scabra) is a climber belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family (Cucumber/Gourd family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, solitary/racemose flower clusters, pepo (gourd/berry) fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen forests, forest margins. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Arabia, India, Java, Philippines. 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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