IUCN Status
: Not Applicable
Author: Ankit jangir
Ankit Jangir is an explorer and field botanist, currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Botany from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He completed his M.Sc. from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, with a strong focus on plant taxonomy and biodiversity documentation.
- Fatehpur shekhawati, sikar, Rajasthan.
- Naturally grown
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Blastania cerasiformis is a monoecious , nearly glabrous perennial climber with annual stems.
a very distinctive and readily recognizable species with its circular , ciliate stipule like Probracts.
leaves are broadly ovate in outline ,deeply palmately 3-5 lobed , roughly hairy above and on the veins.
flowering and fruiting time - August - October. -
Blastania ceraciformis
fruiting body of cherry bur cucumber
fruits are cherry like red berries. -
Blastania cerasiformis
Image showing the habit of the plant .
cherry bur cucumber climbing on Vachellia tortilis( Israeli babool).
