Edgaria darjeelingensis

C.B.Clarke

Cucurbitaceae Edible: Buds, Fruit

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Description

A pumpkin family plant. It is a climbing herb. It has tendrils. The leaf stalk is 4-6 cm long. It is hairy when young. The leaves are oval or heart shaped and 8-12 cm long by 6-10 cm wide. The male flowers occur as 10-16 in a group. The fruit are oval and 3 angled and 6-7 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The seeds are 13-14 mm long by 9 mm wide.

Edible Uses

The young buds are used in curry, and the fruits are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The young buds are used in curry. The fruit are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in broad-leaved forests and grassland at about 1,700 m above sea level in Tibet.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Tibet,

Notes

There is only one Edgaria species.

Also Known As

Chathil

References (5)

Dangol, D. R. et al, 2017, Wild Edible Plants in Nepal. Proceedings of 2nd National Workshop on CUAOGR, 2017.
Gautam, R. S., et al, 2020, Wild Edible Fruits of Nepal. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(3): 289-304
Gautam, R. S., et al, 2022, Ethnobotanical Review of Wild Edible Plants of Nepal. Journal of Natural History Museum Volume 32, 2021-22 p 110
Joshi, N., et al, 2007, Traditional neglected vegetables of Nepal: Their sustainable utilization for meeting human needs. Tropentag 2007. Conference on International Agricultural Research for Development.
Sen, R., et al, 1985, Ethnobotanical Uses of Herbaria - 4 J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol 6. No.2 pp 331-335