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Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Miquel) Kitamura

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

• Ki-karasu-uri (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Islands
• Shikoku - Japan

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Aug-Sep (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Tendril vine with glabrescent stems, 3 to 7-lobed palmate leaves, staminate spikes to 200mm long with coarsely toothed bracts to 25mm long, calyx segments to 12mm long, calyx segments of pistillate flowers to 40mm long, yellowish-green fruits to 100mm long

Source of drugs

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Rubatzky 1997
• NHN
• FOJ