Biology:Ctenolepis garcini

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ctenolepis garcini
Ctenolepis garcinii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Ctenolepis
Species:
C. garcini
Binomial name
Ctenolepis garcini
(L.) C.B.Clarke[1]

Ctenolepis garcini, also known as Garcin's bur cucumber, is a tender climber of the family Cucurbitaceae. It is one of the three species of the genus Ctenolepis.[2] It is widely distributed in southern India and Ceylon. The species was named after French botanist Laurent Garcin, who traveled India in the 18th century.[3][4]

Description

It is a climbing vine with three to five lobed palmate leaves.[5] Large stipule-like bracts with cilliate margins are found on the axils of the leaves and fruits. It is a monoecious plant with male flowers in raceme inflorescences and female flowers solitary. Fruits are borne in the months of December to January. Fruit is sub-reniform, glabrous, possessing one to two oblong seeds.[5] Leaves span 1 to 4 cm in length.[3]

References

  1. "Ctenolepis garcini", The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2746635, retrieved 2015-01-31 
  2. "Ctenolepis", The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Cucurbitaceae/Ctenolepis, retrieved 2015-01-31 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Ctenolepis garcini - Garcen's Bur Cucumber". https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Garcen's%20Bur%20Cucumber.html. 
  4. JSTOR. Global Plants
  5. 5.0 5.1 Pulliah, T.; Sri Ramamurthy, K.; Karuppusamy, S. (2007), Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Range of South East India, Volume 3, Daya Books, p. 93, ISBN 978-81-89233-54-9 

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