Zehneria maysorensis
| Zehneria maysorensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Zehneria |
| Species: | Z. maysorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Zehneria maysorensis Arn.
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Zehneria maysorensis is a perennial climbing or trailing herb that belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.
Morphology
It is a climber with light greenish stem. Leaves are simple, dark green, glabrous, and coarsely toothed.[1]
Distribution
Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (except Thailand and Cambodia).[2]
Uses
Leaves are edible.[3] Leaves are mixed with honey to kill stomach worms.[4] Fruits are used as a blood purifier.[5]
References
- ^ Madhavan, M., Benny, G., CG, M. and Tharakan, S.T., 2022. The total phenol, flavonoid content and antioxidant activity of Zehneria maysorensis stem and leaf extracts. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, 13(4).
- ^ "Zehneria maysorensis (ZEHMA)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Narayanan, M.R., Anilkumar, N., Balakrishnan, V., Sivadasan, M., Alfarhan, H.A. and Alatar, A.A., 2011. Wild edible plants used by the Kattunaikka, Paniya and Kuruma tribes of Wayanad District, Kerala, India. J Med Plants Res, 5(15), pp.3520-3529.
- ^ Ayyanar M, Ignacimuthu S, Traditional knowledge of Kani tribals in Kouthalai of Tirunelveli hills, Tamil Nadu, India, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2005; 14:102(2):246-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.020. Epub 2005 Jul 28. PMID: 16054791.
- ^ Sharmila, S., Kalaichelvi, K. and Abirami, P., 2015. Ethnopharmacobotanical informations of some herbaceous medicinal plants used by Toda tribes of Thiashola, Manjoor, Nilgiris, Western Ghats, Tamilnadu, India. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 6(1), p.315.