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Hemsleya macrosperma C.Y.Wu

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Hemsleya

Characteristics

Tuber enlarged, oblate. Stem and branchlets slender. Tendrils 6-10 cm. Leaves pedately 5-7-foliolate; petiole 4-5 cm; leaflets oblong-lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate, margin crenate; median leaflets 4-9 × 1.5-3 cm; petiolule 2-4 mm. Male inflorescence dichotomously cymose; peduncle 2-8 cm; calyx segments ovate, 4-5 × ca. 3 mm, apex acute, reflexed; corolla orange-red, bowl-like, 8-10 mm in diam.; segments oblong, ca. 8 × 4 mm, sparsely white villous; filaments ca. 2 mm. Female inflorescence: peduncle 1-5 cm; ovary ellipsoid or subglobose, 5-7 × 4-5 mm. Fruit ovoid, 3.5-5 cm in diam. Seeds dark brown, ovoid, 9-11 × 8-9 mm, unwinged, margin smooth, ca. 1 mm wide. Fl. Jul-Sep, fr. Sep-Nov.
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A pumpkin family plant with an enlarged tuber. The stems and branches are slender. The tendrils are 6-10 cm long. The leaves have 5-7 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 4-5 cm long. The leaflets are sword shaped with rounded teeth. The leaflets are 4-9 cm long by 1.5-3 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 3.5-5 cm across. The seeds are dark brown and oval. They are 9-11 mm long by 8-9 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The young leaves are used as a potherb.
Uses medicinal potherb
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Hemsleya macrosperma world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50915318-1
WFO ID wfo-0001225243
COL ID 3KTZG
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Synonyms

Hemsleya macrosperma Hemsleya macrosperma var. macrosperma
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