Trichosanthes multiloba Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Trichosanthes

Characteristics

A pumpkin family plant. It is a climber. Flowers are separately male and female.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It occurs between 600-1,800 m above sea level in the Himalayas. It is damaged by frost.
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Found at elevations between 600 and 1,800 metres in the Himalayas
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The starchy root, is peeled, cut into slices, soaked in repeated changes of water for five days until they disintegrate, and then mashed to a pulp which is made into steamed cakes. The pulp of the fruit is also eaten.
Uses food medicinal oil
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Carcinoma (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Mastitis (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Placenta (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Anxiety (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Alactia (unspecified), Congestion (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Oliguria (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294245-1
WFO ID wfo-0000408662
COL ID 672GL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trichosanthes multiloba Anguina multiloba