Coccinia grandis
Coccinia grandis - Perennial, climber, diocious; stems angled, glabrous; tendrils simple. Leaves petiolate; lamina 3-10.5 x 3-10 cm, varied in shape, broadly ovate, basal sinus wide, palmately 3-5-lobed. Flowers solitary or more rarely in pairs, white. Fruit to 8 cm long, oblong-ovoid, fleshy, scarlet. Seeds numerous, 7 x 3 mm.
| Scientific Name | Coccinia grandis |
| Family Name | CUCURBITACEAE |
| English Name | Ivy gourd |
| Local Name | Kowakka (කෝවක්කා) |
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| Conservation Status | Least concerned (NCS 2012) |
| Status | Native |
| Edible Parts | Fruit and Leaves |
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