Cayaponia laciniosa
(L.) C. Jeffrey
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Description
A pumpkin family plant. It is a vine like plant that is a climber. The leaves are 9-13 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. They are oval or oblong. The base is heart shaped and it tapers to the tip. Flowers are of separate sexes on the same plant. Male flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves and female flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a berry almost 1 cm across. It is red when ripe.
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. Young fruit are cooked and made into soup.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. The young fruit are cooked and made into soup.
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Medicinal Uses
Used in medicine due to its antimicrobial activity.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It will not grow in dry regions.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bangladesh, Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Northeastern India, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, West Indies,
Notes
It is used in medicine due to its antimicrobial activity. There is some confusion over the name - see GRIN. Some records include Diplocyclos palmatus.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bilanja, Kavadodi, Mala, Shivlingi, Shuvlingi
References (13)
- Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 89 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 38 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Bandyopadhyay, S. et al, 2009, Wild edible plants of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. Natural Products Radiance 8(1) 64-72 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Bandyopadhyay, S., et al, 2012, A Census of Wild Edible Plants from Howrah District, West Bengal, India. Proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar 2012(As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 5. 6:30. 1866 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
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- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 68 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Kumar, N. A. & Vedavalli, L., 2016, Conservation of Family Farming Heritage. In Family Farming. FAO & MSSRF. p 257 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 189 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Savita, et al, 2006, Studies on wild edible plants of ethnic people in east Sikkim. Asian J. of Bio Sci. (2006) Vol. 1 No. 2 : 117-125 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p18 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Vartak, V.D. and Kulkarni, D.K., 1987, Monsoon wild leafy vegetables from hilly regions of Pune and neighbouring districts, Maharashtra state. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 2 pp 331-335 (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- WATT (As Bryonopsis laciniosa)
- Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh (As Bryonia laciniosa)
