Trichosanthes scabra Lour.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Trichosanthes

Characteristics

An annual monoecious herb. It grows 5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Illness (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Trichosanthes scabra world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294294-1
WFO ID wfo-0000408044
COL ID 58JR8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scotanthus weberi Gymnopetalum scabrum Trichosanthes scabra Cucumis integrifolius Trichosanthes lucioniana Gymnopetalum integrifolium Gymnopetalum leucostictum Gymnopetalum monoicum Gymnopetalum penicaudii Gymnopetalum weberi Anguina integrifolia Trichosanthes integrifolia Gymnopetalum pectinatum Gymnopetalum leucostictum var. grandiflorum Gymnopetalum integrifolium var. pectinatum Gymnopetalum integrifolium var. penicaudii Gymnopetalum scabrum var. pectinatum Gymnopetalum scabrum var. penicaudii Gymnopetalum monoicum var. incisum