Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Mukia | Species:
Mukia maderaspatana (Linn.)
M.Roem.
( अगनकी , अगुमकी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cucumis maderaspatana Linn., Melothria maderaspatana (Linn.) Cogn. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Agumaki | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Madras pea pumpkin, Rough bryony | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aganaki, Agumaki | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1300 m | Fruit Type | Pepo |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruits small, ovoid – globose, green with white longitudinal bands, red on ripening, 1 – 4 seeded; seeds flaccid, smooth. |
| Habitat | Common; waste places, grassy slopes, forests edges. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout India; Indomalaysia, China, Australia. | Bark Details | Stem bristly-hairy. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Climber, base often woody, tendrils simple. Leaves broadly ovate –reniform, entire or 3 – 5 lobed, dentate – serrate, cordate at base, rough – hairy above. Flowers yellow; male flowers in fascicles; females 1 – 3 together; pedicel short. Calyx tube short, villous; lobes subulate. Corolla yellow, segments ovate – rounded. Style short with annular disc at the base; stigma 3 – lobed. Fruits small, ovoid – globose, green with white longitudinal bands, red on ripening, 1 – 4 seeded; seeds flaccid, smooth. | Leaf Details | Leaves broadly ovate –reniform, entire or 3 – 5 lobed, dentate – serrate, cordate at base, rough – hairy above. |
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