Coccinia grandis
Ivy Gourd, Little Gourd
Other regional names: Scarlet Fruited Gourd
- Scarlet Fruited Gourd
Also known as: Bryonia acerifolia D.Dietr. +17 more
- Bryonia acerifolia D.Dietr.
- Bryonia alceifolia Willd.
- Bryonia barbata Buch.-Ham. ex Cogn.
- Bryonia glabra Roxb.
- Bryonia moimoi Ser.
- Bryonia palmata Wall.
- Bryonia sinuosa Wall.
- Cephalandra grandis (L.) Kurz
- Cephalandra indica (Wight & Arn.) Naudin
- Cephalandra indica var. palmata C.B.Clarke
- Cephalandra moghadd (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Broun & R.L.Massey
- Cephalandra schimperi (Naudin) Naudin
- Coccinia cordifolia var. alceifolia (Willd.) Cogn.
- Coccinia cordifolia var. wightiana (M.Roem.) Cogn.
- Coccinia grandis var. quinqueangularis Miq.
- Coccinia grandis var. wightiana (M.Roem.) Greb.
- Coccinia helenae Buscal. & Muschl.
- Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Coccinia grandis (commonly known as Ivy gourd or Little Gourd) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Surinam, Taiwan, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Wake I., Western Australia, Windward Is.