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Trichosanthes pedata

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Merrill & Chun

Common Names

• Zhi ye gua lou (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest & brushwood
• shrubland

Flowering Times

• Jun-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Dec (China)

Herbaceous tendril vine with grooved stems, 5mm flowers, male racemes to 190mm, solitary female flowers & orange-yellow smooth fruit to 60mm diameter

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2