Characteristics
A pumpkin family vine. It is a climber and grows 10 m long. It has tendrils with 4 branches. The stems are slender and angular. Young shoots are densely hairy. The leaves are heart shaped to triangular and have 5 lobes. The fruit stalk is 6-7 cm long. The fruit are smooth and oblong and have yellow stripes. It has a cap at the end. They have 24 seeds.
| Life form |
annual
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,500-3,000 m above sea level in the Himalayas.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The leaves are used in soup.
| Uses |
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| Edible
|
leaves
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| Therapeutic use
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-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
| Mode |
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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