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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = &#039;&#039;Coccinia grandis&#039;&#039;<br /> | image = Coccinia grandis.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]<br /> | familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]<br /> | genus = &#039;&#039;[[Coccinia]]&#039;&#039;<br /> | species = &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;C. grandis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial = &#039;&#039;Coccinia grandis&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) J. Voigt<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Coccinia grandis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;, also called &#039;&#039;&#039;tindora&#039;&#039;&#039; (tindori, tindoori), &#039;&#039;&#039;giloda&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;kundri&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;kundru&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;kowai&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;kovai&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;tindla&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;gentleman&#039;s toes&#039;&#039;&#039; (compare [[lady&#039;s finger]]s), &#039;&#039;&#039;thainli&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;ivy gourd&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a tropical [[vine]] grown for its small edible [[fruit]]s. They may be eaten immature and green, or mature and deep red. The young [[shoot]]s and [[leaf|leaves]] may also be eaten as [[leaf vegetable|greens]].<br /> <br /> Older botanical sources may call this plant &#039;&#039;C. cordifolia&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> The fruit is eaten in [[Indian cuisine]]. <br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Tinda]]<br /> It is used for [[sabji]].<br /> <br /> In Andhra Pradesh (South India), this vegetable is known as &quot;Dondakaya&quot;. It is eaten as a curry either by deep frying it, stuffing it with masala and frying or boiling it first in a cooker and then frying it. It is also used in &quot;Sambaar&quot;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{commons|Coccinia grandis|Coccinia grandis}}<br /> * [http://agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu/onfarm/veg/veg00006.html Information at the University of Hawai&#039;i]<br /> * [http://www.ad.bham.ac.uk/ggy/food/show_item.asp?itemID=61 Image at FoodWeb, University of Birmingham, UK]<br /> {{unimelb|Coccinia.html}}<br /> [[Image:Starr 050222 4132 coccinia grandis.jpg|thumb|Female and male flowers]]<br /> [[Image:Sliced kovals.jpg|thumb|Sliced fruit]]<br /> {{vegetable-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Vegetable-like fruits]]<br /> [[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]</div>

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