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Trichosanthes dioica

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Pointed Gourd
• Parwal
• Parbar (Danuwar)
• Patol
• Wild Snake Gourd
• Tampait (Limbu)
• Paror (Mooshar)
• Bopchom (Rai)
• Pador (Tharu)
• Pa-to-la (Tibetan)
• Patal (India)
• Potol (Bangladesh)
• Phodol (Noakhali)
• Koithach (Khumi)
• Parwal or Parval (Hindi)
• Paror (Maithili)
• Parol (Magahi) Parwal (Bhojpuri
• Urdu and Awadhi). Green Potato (India)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• India
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jul to Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jul to Nov

Annual dioecious climber with rough leaves, 2-fid or 4-fid tendrils. 35mm white flowers, paired male flowers. Orange-red 150mm long fruits.

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Rubatzky 1997
• Manandhar 2002
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• Tanzamin Ara