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Trichosanthes truncata

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

C.B. Clarke

Common Names

• Da zi gua lou (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• S. Yunnan - China
• India
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest
• shrubland
• degraded forest
• bamboo forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-May (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Aug (China)

Robust herbaceous glabrescent simple, bifid or trifid tendril vine or creeper with twining stems, 30mm greenish-white flowers, male racemes to 200mm long, male petals to 20mm long, female flowers solitary, glabrous orange fruit to 180mm long x 100mm

Further References

• FOC
• JDH
• The Plant List 2
• Thai F
• USNH