Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Momordica | Species: Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.( बन करेला, जंगली कनतुरी ) |
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| Synonym | Momordica roxburgii
G.Don, Momordica sicyoides Ser. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Ban Karela | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Spiny gourd, Teasle gourd | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Ban Karela, Jangali kanturi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pepo |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | A special type of berry known as pepo, shortly beaked, densely covered with soft spines; seeds ovoid, emarginate, pale yellow. |
| Habitat | Found in deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests and in the plains. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Himalayas to Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Smooth and green in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Climbing herbs with tuberous roots; tendrils simple. Bark rough; Leaves broadly ovate, deeply 3-5-lobed, base cordate, margin denticulate, apex acute, membranous. Flowers dioecious, solitary, axillary. Male flowers with long peduncles with foliaceous bracts at apex; Calyx lobes linear, villous. Petals oblong, obtuse, yellow. Stamens 3, inserted at the mouth of calyx tube; Ovary oblong with many horizontal ovules. Fruit a special type of berry known as pepo, shortly beaked, densely covered with soft spines; seeds ovoid, emarginate, pale yellow. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate, deeply 3-5-lobed, base cordate, margin denticulate, apex acute, membranous. |
