புடலங்காய் | Snake Gaurd Organic

Snake gourd scientifically known as Tricosanthes cucumerina is a plant which bears fruit that is consumed as vegetable. It is an annual climbing plant which belongs to Cucurbitaceae. Commonly it is known as Chinese Cucumber, Gudda Bean, Club Gourd, Serpent Cucumber, Serpent Gourd, Snake Tomato, Snake Gourd, Viper’s Gourd, Chichinda and Padwal. Snake gourd is found wild in South and Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia and Southern China. It is inherent to Northern Australia and got naturalized in Florida, islands of Indian and Pacific oceans and parts of Africa. Snake gourd is not widely known all over the world but certain cultures have used it in a variety of unique food for thousands of years. It is a vine which reaches five feet high. Due to its nutritional value, the fruit is consumed as vegetable.