Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Ivy gourd

Scientific name : Coccinia indica
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Chromosome number : 2n=24
Origin : India

Area and production
• It is grown in most parts of India, Tropical Africa and Central America, China, Malaysia and other tropical countries. Little gourd, is a climbing perennial occurring naturally throughout India and tropical Africa and has long, tuberous roots.