indravaruni :

The genus Cucumis belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and its gene pool

is represented by 52 species (Kirkbride, 1993; Ghebretinsae et al., 2007; Kocyan

et al., 2007; Renner et al., 2007; Mabberley, 2008). Cucumis species occurred in a

large scale from 38°N and 37°S of old world, with more species in southern

hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere. Almost all the species in the genus

Cucumis are indigenous to Africa.Cucumis trigonus Roxb., a member of family

Cucurbitaceae is distributed throughout India and found in areas of Ceylon,

Afghanistan, Persia and Northern Australia. It is also known by several local /

vernacular names in the world

Kotakkal Ayurveda - Mother land of modern ayurveda

indravaruni - Cucumis trigonus Roxb. - Cucurbitaceae