Blastania garcinii, also known as Garcin's bur cucumber, is a tender climber of the family Cucurbitaceae.
[1] The species was named after French botanist Laurent Garcin, who traveled India in the 18th century.
[2][3] It is a climbing vine with three to five lobed palmate leaves.
[4] Large stipule-like bracts with cilliate margins are found on the axils of the leaves and fruits.
Fruit is sub-reniform, glabrous, possessing one to two oblong seeds.