Blastania garcinii, also known as Garcin's bur cucumber, is a tender climber of the family Cucurbitaceae. It is one of the three species of the genus Blastania.[1] The species was named after French botanist Laurent Garcin, who traveled India in the 18th century.[2][3]

Blastania garcinii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Blastania
Species:
B. garcinii
Binomial name
Blastania garcinii
(Burm.f.) Cogn. (1881)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bryonia agrestis Raeusch. (1797)
  • Bryonia garcinii (Burm.f.) Willd. (1805)
  • Bryonia reniformis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
  • Bryonia stipulacea Willd. (1805)
  • Bryonia triloba Lour. (1790)
  • Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke (1879)
  • Ctenopsis garcinii (Burm.f.) Naudin (1866)
  • Pilogyne garcinii Wight (1843)
  • Sicyos garcinii Burm.f. (1768) (basionym)
  • Zehneria garcinii (Burm.f.) Stocks (1852)

Description

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It is a climbing vine with three to five lobed palmate leaves.[4] 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.[4] Leaves span 1 to 4 cm in length.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Blastania garcinii (Burm.f.) Cogn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ctenolepis garcini - Garcen's Bur Cucumber". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ^ JSTOR. Global Plants
  4. ^ a b Pulliah, T.; Sri Ramamurthy, K.; Karuppusamy, S. (2007), Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Range of South East India, Volume 3, Daya Books, p. 93, ISBN 978-81-89233-54-9