Zehneria maysorensis

Zehneria maysorensis is a perennial climbing or trailing herb that belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

Zehneria maysorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Zehneria
Species:	Z. maysorensis
Binomial name
Zehneria maysorensis Arn.
Synonyms
Bryonia mysorensis Wight & Arn. Pilogyne maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes Melothria maysorensis (Wight & Arn.) Chang Melothria perpusilla var. deltifrons Ohwi Zehneria lucida Hook.f. Melothria lucida Cogn. Melothria perpusilla var. subtruncata Cogn. Pilogyne lucida Naudin Zehneria maysorensis var. umbellata (Chakrav.) Kumari Pilogyne lucida Naudin Zehneria perpusilla var. deltifrons (Ohwi) H.Ohba Zehneria maysorensis var. oblonga V.P.Prasad & M.Prasad

Morphology

It is a climber with light greenish stem. Leaves are simple, dark green, glabrous, and coarsely toothed.^[1]

Distribution

Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (except Thailand and Cambodia).^[2]

Uses

Leaves are edible.^[3] Leaves are mixed with honey to kill stomach worms.^[4] Fruits are used as a blood purifier.^[5]