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Cucumis javanicus

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Miquel) Ghebretinsae & Thulin

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Borneo
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Taiwan
• Yunnan - China
• Assam - India
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands - Indonesia
• Laos
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest & montane grassland

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Annual herbaceous dioecious simple-tendril vine with hispid stems, 5-lobed leaves hairy above & bristly beneath to 80mm x 80mm, male axillary fascicles of 4mm yellow flowers, hairy calyx tube with lobes to 0.66mm & villous corolla to 1.5mm long, female axillary fascicles to 2.5mm, calyx & corolla as male, red fruit to 15mm long x10mm

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine