Trichosanthes homophylla Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Trichosanthes

Characteristics

Stems slender. Petiole 2-3 cm, hairy; leaf blade triangular-cordate, 6-10 × 4-6 cm, papery, unlobed, margin dentate, adaxially scabrous, apex acuminate or acute. Male raceme 5-10-flowered; peduncle 8-9 cm; pedicel ca. 3 mm; bracts obovate, 1-1.5 × 0.7-1.1 cm, margin irregularly crenate-dentate; calyx tube cylindric, dilated at apex, ca. 3 × 0.8 mm; segments linear, ca. 6 mm. Female flowers unknown. Fruit oblong, 7-10 × 6-7 cm. Seeds elliptic, flattened. Fl. Aug.
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Trichosanthes homophylla world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294206-1
WFO ID wfo-0001301349
COL ID 58JMP
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Synonyms

Trichosanthes mushaensis Trichosanthes homophylla