''Ctenolepis garcini,'' also known as Garcin's bur cucumber, is a tender climber of the family

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. It is one of the three species of the genus ''

Ctenolepis ''Ctenolepis'' is a plant genus in the family Cucurbitaceae. Species ''The Plant List The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched ...

''. It is widely distributed in southern

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. The species was named after French botanist Laurent Garcin, who traveled India in the 18th century.JSTOR. Global Plants
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Description

It is a climbing vine with three to five lobed palmate leaves. Large stipule-like bracts with cilliate margins are found on the axils of the leaves and fruits. It is a monoecious plant with male flowers in raceme inflorescences and female flowers solitary. Fruits are borne in the months of December to January. Fruit is sub-reniform, glabrous, possessing one to two oblong seeds. Leaves span 1 to 4 cm in length.

References

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