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Trichosanthes costata

Botanic Family
Cucurbitaceae
Author
Blume

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

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Fruiting Times

Herbaceous or woody simple or bifid tendril vine or creeper with pubescent or glabrous stems, lateral inflorescence, solitary or racemes to 120mm long with brown bracts to 25mm long of axillary male inflorescence to 120mm long with pubescent bracts to 25mm long, fragrant 20mm long white flowers, calyx tube villous to 25mm long with 5 villous lobes to 10mm long, white corolla with lobes 15mm x 10mm, solitary axillary female flowers 30mm long sparsely puberulous, calyx tube pubescent, calyx lobes 9mm x 2mm, corolla 20mm long, 10-ribbed somewhat scabrous pubescent beaked orange-red berry to 60mm long x 30mm, scabrous hairy stems, simple or bifid tendrils, 5-angled leaves, furrowed angled hairy stems, 3-5 lobed scabrid dentate leaves to 100mm x 80mm with tubercles, basal lobes to 30mm long lateral lobes to 4mm long terminal lobe to 70mm long

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