Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.)Voigt - a photo on Flickriver

            Family: Cucurbitaceae
Distribution: Common on trees and hedges. An Indo malayan plant. Through out India, Photographed at a village  near Eastren ghats.
Local name: (Telugu)Paapara, Avaguda.
Extensively branched climbers, tendrils branched. Leaves 8-12x 6-10cm, sub orbicular, deeply 5 lobed, lobes oblong, pellucid-punctate. Flowers 3-3.5cm across, white, Berries 5-6cm across globose, red,  
Leaf juice is applied to relieve joit pains, fruits are poisonous, root juice is used to relieve ear ache.
Reference: Flra of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao, ENVIS, Flora of the presidecy of Madras. by J.S Gamble
   

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Taken on: September 8, 2010

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Taxonomy:binomial=Trichosanthes bracteata

Groups appears in: • Encyclopedia of Life Images • FIELD GUIDE: FRUITS of the WORLD

Camera: Olympus IR-500, f/3.8, 1/50 sec, 10.1mm, ISO 112 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus IR-500
Aperture:	f/3.8
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	10.1mm
ISO:	112
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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