Sausage Tree बलम खीरा

🌱 About the plant

Maroon night flowers on long ropes, then metre-long fruit that alarms everybody.

Growing it

Do not plant it over a path or a parked car.

What it is for

Bat-pollinated curiosity; a talking point for a school garden.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Weekly for two years

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

10–15 m

First harvest

Flowers from year six

Do not plant it over a path or a parked car.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Bat-pollinated curiosity; a talking point for a school garden.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India