Zehneria maysorensis

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Zehneria maysorensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Zehneria
Species:
Z. maysorensis
Binomial name
Zehneria maysorensis
Arn.
Synonyms
  • Bryonia mysorensisWight & Arn.
  • Pilogyne maysorensis(Wight & Arn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
  • Melothria maysorensis(Wight & Arn.) Chang
  • Melothria perpusilla var. deltifronsOhwi
  • Zehneria lucidaHook.f.
  • Melothria lucidaCogn.
  • Melothria perpusilla var. subtruncataCogn.
  • Pilogyne lucidaNaudin
  • Zehneria maysorensis var. umbellata(Chakrav.) Kumari
  • Pilogyne lucidaNaudin
  • Zehneria perpusilla var. deltifrons(Ohwi) H.Ohba
  • Zehneria maysorensis var. oblongaV.P.Prasad & M.Prasad

Zehneria maysorensis is a perennial climbing or trailing herb that belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

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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

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ "Zehneria maysorensis (ZEHMA)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
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