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mahakala (Sanskrit: महाकाल)

try-kos-ANTH-us -- from the Greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary

brak-tee-AY-tuh -- having bracts (modified leaves directly beneath the flower) ... Dave's Botanary

 

commonly known as: bitter snake gourd, redball snake gourd • Apatani: bullung koa • Assamese: ইন্দ্ৰায়ণ indrayan, কোৱাভাতুৰী kowabhaturi, মহাকাল mahakal • Bengali: মাকাল makal, লাল ইন্দ্রায়ন lal indrayan • Galo: sojar-momar • Garhwali: इलारु ilaru • Gujarati: મહાકાલ mahakal, રાતા ઈન્દ્રાંમણા rata indramana • Hindi: लाल इंद्रायन lal indrayan, पातालकोहड़ा patalkohra • Kannada: ಅವಗೂದೆ avagoode, ಕಾಗೆಮಾರೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaagemaare balli, ಕಾಗೆಮೋರೆ kaagemore, ಕಾಕಿಮಂಡಲಿ kaakimandali • Khasi: u-soh-lyn-shang • Kokborok: makal • Kol: कौबुटकी kaubutki • Konkani: कौंडळ koundal, मुकाल mukal • Kumaoni: इलारु ilaru, इंदराइन indarain • Malayalam: കാക്കത്തൊണ്ടി kaakkathondi • Marathi: कवंडळ kavandal, मुकाल mukal • Maring: umkha • Mizo: choâka ûm • Nepali: इन्द्रेणी indrenee • Nyishi: rikay, yappen • Odia: କିମ୍ପାକ kimpaka, ମହାକାଳ mahakala, ମହେନ୍ଦ୍ର ବାରୁଣୀ mahendra baruni, ମକିର୍ଲା makirla, ସୌମ୍ଯା saumya, ଶଲରା salara • Pahari: बिम्बेल bimbel • Rajasthani: बडी आंखफोड badi ankhphod • Sanskrit: आत्मरक्षा atmaraksha, किम्पाक kimpaka, महाकाल mahakala, वेग vega • Tagin: yappen • Tamil: குறட்டை kurattai • Telugu: అబూద తీగ aabuda teega, అవ్వదూత avvadootha, అవగూద avvagooda, అవ్వపండు avvapandu, కాకి దొండ kaaki donda, పాపర paapara • Tulu: ಕಾಕ್ಕೆಮನೊಳಿ kakkemanoli, ಕಾಕ್ಕತೊಂಡಿ kakkathondi

 

botanical names: Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt ... homotypic synonyms: Anguina bracteata (Lam.) Kuntze • Modecca bracteata Lam. ... heterotypic synonyms: Trichosanthes palmata Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 18 November 2024

 

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

 

Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.

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