Native Bryony - Pasengilla

Native Bryony Vine
  • Native Bryony is a vine in the pumpkin family. It is called several names in the different countries such as Lollipop Climber, Marble vine, and Red-striped cucumber. The plant native to some Asian countries and some African countries. In Sri Lanka, it is threatened plant because of the human activities and rarely found in wild on forest borders,woodlands or disturbed areas in wet zone and dry zone. The plant is rare medicinal plant and can be cultivates on home gardens as it's dense colorful fruits production. The plants closely related to Gymnopetalum scabrum in the same family called "Wild Gourd Vine" so people often confused with the plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Native Bryony refer in Sri Lanka as "Red-striped cucumber" and in Sinhalese, bename various names in various regions such as Pasengilla, Wal Thitha Hondala, and Kotta Kekiri.

    Flowers and fruits of Red-striped cucumber

    Fruits are bright red when ripen
  • Common Classification
    Common NamesNative Bryony, Red Striped Cucumber Lollipop Climber
    Marble Vine
    Sinhala NamePasengilla, Wal Thitha Hondala, Kotta Kekiri.
    Scientific Classification
    FamilyCucurbitaceae
    GenusDiplocyclos
    Scientific NameDiplocyclos palmatus
    SynonymBryonia palmata, Bryonopsis laciniosa
    Ecology
    CategoryWeed-Herb-Wild
    Growth HabitSmall-Vine
    DurationAnnual
    OriginIndigenous
    StatusThreatened-Natural
    Property
    Culinary / EdibleNo
    Use as HerbYes
    Other Usen/a
    Poisoned / ToxinNo
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