Trichosanthes cucumerina

Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. var.	Club gourd, Serpent cucumber, Snake gourd
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Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
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Trichosanthes cucumerina is a tropical or subtropical vine, raised for its strikingly long fruit, used as a vegetable and for medicine. Other names include snake gourd ( Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina ), serpent gourd, chichinga, and padwal. It is known as pudalankaai in Tamil, paduvalakaayi in Kannada and padavalanga in Malayalam.

The narrow, soft-skinned fruit can reach 150 cm long. Its soft, bland, somewhat mucilaginous flesh is similar to that of the luffa and the calabash. It is most popular in the cuisine of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves are also eaten as greens.

See also

It is called POTLA KAAYA in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

• Trichosanthes
• Gourd

The lace-like flower of T. cucumerina opens only after dark. Here, it is shown in the process of unfurling.

A full grown snake gourd.

External links

• A recipe for cooking snake gourd (with photo).
• Snake Gourd Raita

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