Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cucumis prophetarum
Scientific Name and Description
Cucumis prophetarum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cucumis myriocarpus NAUD.
Cucumis amarus Stocks ex Naudin
Cucumis anguinus Anderson
Cucumis arabicus Delile
(Cucumis prophetarum subsp. dissectus):
Cucumis chrysocomus var. echinophorus (Naud.) Hiern
Cucumis ficifolius var. dissectus (Naudin) Cogn.
Cucumis figarei var. dissectus Naudin
Cucumis figarei var. echinophorus Naud.
Cucumis fissifolius var. dissectus (Naud.) Cogn.
Cucumis halabarda Chiov.
Cucumis lyratus Zimmermann
Cucumis nigristriatus Zimmermann
Cucumis pustulatus var. echinophorus A.Terr.
(Cucumis prophetarum subsp. prophetarum):
Cucumis amarus Stocks
Cucumis amarus Stocks ex T.Anders.
Cucumis anguria Forssk.
Cucumis arabicus Del. ex Naud.
Cucumis foetidus Salisb.
Cucumis mascatensis Gand.
Cucumis pustulatus subsp. echinophorus A.Terracc.
Cucumis amarus Stocks ex Naudin
Cucumis anguinus Anderson
Cucumis arabicus Delile
(Cucumis prophetarum subsp. dissectus):
Cucumis chrysocomus var. echinophorus (Naud.) Hiern
Cucumis ficifolius var. dissectus (Naudin) Cogn.
Cucumis figarei var. dissectus Naudin
Cucumis figarei var. echinophorus Naud.
Cucumis fissifolius var. dissectus (Naud.) Cogn.
Cucumis halabarda Chiov.
Cucumis lyratus Zimmermann
Cucumis nigristriatus Zimmermann
Cucumis pustulatus var. echinophorus A.Terr.
(Cucumis prophetarum subsp. prophetarum):
Cucumis amarus Stocks
Cucumis amarus Stocks ex T.Anders.
Cucumis anguria Forssk.
Cucumis arabicus Del. ex Naud.
Cucumis foetidus Salisb.
Cucumis mascatensis Gand.
Cucumis pustulatus subsp. echinophorus A.Terracc.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
Hindi | indras, kantalia, khari-indrayan, kharindroyan, khat kachario, khat-kachro |
Malayalam | balia-mucca-piri |
Marathi | kanteindrayan |
Sanskrit | aindri, indravaruni, kakadini, kshundrakantaphala |
Arabic | Shari-al-deeb |
Plants Medicinal Value
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Cucumis prophetarum. (2023, December 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis_prophetarum
Body
Cucumis prophetarum L
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Fruit
Application - Emetic
Treatment - General
References -Lingaraju et al. 2013