N. 0. CUOCRBITAOE.E. 
601 
The bitter water-melon is in Sind known as kirbut and is 
used as a purgative medicine (Watt). 
Var. — fistulosus, Stocks, II. 621. 
Vern. — Tandus, tendu, tinda, (H and Pb.) 
Habitat . — “This seems a peculiar form fairly local and 
much less known than the preceding. Chiefly met with in the 
United Provinces, Panjab and Sind, where it is specially desi- 
gnated dilpasand. Cultivated along with other melons from 
April— October.” (Sir George Watt). 
It has ' thick stems, leaves sparingly lobed, and is plenti- 
fully supplied with long somewhat hispid hairs. 
Use . — “ The seeds are used medicinally.” 
546 . Gephalandra indica, island, h.f.b.i.ii., 621 . 
Syn. — Momordica monadelpha, Roxb. 694; Coccinia indica 
*W. and A. 
Sans. — Vimba. 
Vern. — Kanduri, Ghol, Kundru (Pb.) ; TeMkuchi (B.); 
Tondla or Bimbi (Bomb.) ; Korai (Tam.) ; Bhinb, Kanduri-ki- 
bel (H.) ; Golaru, Kanduri (Sind.) ; Ghobe, gluru, galedu (Guz.) 
Tonde-balli (Kan.). 
Habitat. — Throughout India ; wild in the hedges of the 
Concan, in the rains as well as cultivated in the rainy season 
principally. 
A climbing annual herb, scarcely hairy, tendrils simple. 
Leaves 2-4in. diam., 5-angular, occasionally. 5-lobed, pupillose 
scabrid, distantly finely toothed, petiole lin. Male flowers : Pe- 
duncle lin., jointed below the flower ; Calyx-lobes linear oblong ; 
Corolla white campanulate, nearly lin ; lobes 5, long triangular. 
Stamens 3 ; anthers exsert, connate, one 1-celled, two 2-celled ; 
cells conduplicate. Ovary smooth oblong, style long, with 
trifid stigmas. Ovules many, horizontal. 
Female Calyx and Corolla as in male, peduncle about iin. 
Fruit bright scarlet when ripe, fleshy, indehiscent, cylindric 
smooth, l-2in. by f-lin. Seeds many, ovoid. 
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