IUCN Status

- snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal, Snake Tomato, चचिंडा Chachinda, चिचौंडा Chichonda
- Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. cucumerina, Trichosanthes brevibracteata
- kota, Rajasthan
- Naturally grown
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A annual climber, with slender, branched stem. Leaf blade reniform or broadly ovate, (5-)7-10 × 8-11 cm, membranous, ± deeply 5-7-lobed. Plants monoecious. Flowering after monsoon in Rajasthan.
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Trichosanthes cucumerina