Ivy gourd has its origin in South East Asia but is also grown in Africa.
Young leaves and stem tops of Ivy gourd are used in soups. Young and tender green fruits can be used raw in salads or cooked in curries. Ripe fruit is eaten raw.
Names
Scientific
Coccinia grandis
English
Ivy gourd
Tindora
Dutch
Papasan
Tindola
German
Scharlachranke
Tindola
Taxonomy
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Species
Coccinia grandis (Ivy gourd)
Crop categories
Fruit vegetables
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables