Information about Ivy Gourd
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Coccinia grandis, also called tindora (tindori, tindoori), giloda, kundri, kundru, kowai, kovai, tindla, gentleman's toes (compare lady's fingers), tendli, thendli, thainli , ivy gourd or little gourd, is a tropical vine grown for its small edible fruits. They may be eaten immature and green, or mature and deep red. The young shoots and leaves may also be eaten as greens.
Older botanical sources may call this plant C. cordifolia.
The fruit is eaten in Indian cuisine.
In Andhra Pradesh (South India), this vegetable is known as "Dondakaya". It is eaten as a curry either by deep frying it, stuffing it with masala and frying or boiling it first in a cooker and then frying it. It is also used in "Sambaar"
See also
It is used for sabji.Uses:
1. Sweet ivy groud is used as vegetables. Its excessive use can cause loss of intelligence and stammering. 2. Using four to six grams of powdered leaves of bitter ivy groud is beneficial in diabetes. 3. Decoction prepared from the roots of bitter ivy groud stops the emanation of sperm through urine. 4. Powder made from the roots of ivy groud cures leucorrhoea in women. 5. Keeping the juice of ivy groud for sometime in the mouth after chewing it, is beneficial in tongue getting a cut. 6. Juice extracted from a wholesome ivy groud along with its fruit, seeds, roots, stem and flower checks the haemorrhoage during pregnancy.
Note :- Ivy groud affects the genital organs. It has more nourishing value than other vegetables.
External links
- Information at the University of Hawai'i
- Image at FoodWeb, University of Birmingham, UK
- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
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Female and male flowers
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Sliced fruit
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
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Haeckel, 1866[1]
Divisions
Green algae
- Chlorophyta
- Charophyta
- Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)
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Magnoliophyta
Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Classes
Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Cucurbitales
Dumort., 1829
Families
The Cucurbitales
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Dumort., 1829
Families
- Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
- Begoniaceae (begonia family)
- Datiscaceae
- Tetramelaceae
- Corynocarpaceae
- Coriariaceae
- Anisophylleaceae
The Cucurbitales
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Cucurbitaceae
Juss.
Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons.
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Juss.
Cucurbitaceae is a plant family commonly known as gourds or cucurbits and includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons.
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Coccinia
Wight & Arn.
Species
The Scarlet gourds comprise the small genus Coccinia
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Wight & Arn.
Species
- C. abyssinica (Ethiopian scarlet gourd)
- C. grandis (ivy gourd or tindora)
The Scarlet gourds comprise the small genus Coccinia
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Lady finger, lady's finger, or ladyfinger may refer to:
Plants:
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Plants:
- Okra
- Polygonum persicaria - more commonly called "lady's thumb"
- Mammillaria elongata - a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria
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vine is any plant of genus Vitis (the grape plants) or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vīnea, referred to the grape-bearing variety.
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fruit has different meanings depending on context. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues.
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Shoots are fresh new plant growth, they can include stems, flowering stems with flower buds, leaves. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop.
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leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast (chlorenchyma tissue, a type of parenchyma) to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate
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Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots.
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The multiple families of Indian cuisine are characterized by their sophisticated and subtle use of many spices and herbs. Each family of this cuisine is characterized by a wide assortment of dishes and cooking techniques.
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P. fistulosus
Binomial name
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangale
Synonyms
Citrullus fistulosus Stocks
Citrullus lanatus var.
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Binomial name
Praecitrullus fistulosus
(Stocks) Pangale
Synonyms
Citrullus fistulosus Stocks
Citrullus lanatus var.
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Sabji or Sabzi is a Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Marathi, Punjabi word that refers to a vegetable and spicy sauce dish. The sauce is usually not very liquid and is intended to coat the vegetable.
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