Mukia maderaspatana
(L.) M. Roem.
Madras pea pumpkin, Chirati, Rough bryony
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Description
A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It can be climbing or have the stems trail along the ground. They are 3 m long. They have bristly hairs. The tendrils and thin and simple. The leaves are spear shaped or almost triangle shaped. They can have lobed and teeth. They are 2-9 cm long and 5 mm wide. The fruit are berries. They are in groups of 1-7 on short stalks. They are clustered in the axils of the leaves. They are red. The plant varies a lot. Probably now Cucumis maderaspatana.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten, and the leaves and seeds are used in curries.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten. The leaves and seeds are used in curries.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest and along rivers. It is often on sandy soils. It grows in savannah grassland. It grows between 300-1,250 m above sea level. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 1,300-2,100 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Africa, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Eswatini, Gambia, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Ivory Coast, Laos, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Sahel, SE Asia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Taiwan, Togo, Vietnam, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Other Information
The fruit are eaten especially by children.
Notes
There are about 4 Mukia species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Agumaki, Bilari, Bristly bryony, Cauqua nham, Chirati, Choti kakdi, Galgughri, Ghugri, Goi gawasi, Guliya-kakri, Gwala kakri, Heen kekeri, Hurya kakdi, Ilayam, Killari, Kooturubudama, Madras sea pumpkin, Math ghughri, Mosu mosu keerai, Mukkalpeeram, Mukkapeera, Musumusukkai, Noogudosa, Pahari kakharu, Telakucha
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