Trichosanthes sericeifolia C.Y.Cheng & C.H.Yueh

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Trichosanthes

Characteristics

Stems angular-striate, sparsely sericeous. Petiole slender, 3.5-7 cm, white sericeous; leaf blade adaxially deep green, ovate-cordate, 8-17 × 6-10 cm, papery, deeply 3-5-lobed; middle lobes narrowly lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, abaxially densely white sericeous, adaxially sparsely sericeous, margin denticulate, apex acuminate. Male flowers solitary; pedicel and flowering bud densely white sericeous; mature flowers unknown. Female flowers solitary; pedicel 1.5-2.5 cm, densely white sericeous; calyx tube tubular, ca. 1 × 0.4 cm, densely white sericeous; segments linear-lanceolate, ca. 5 × 2 mm, entire; ovary oblong, ca. 1.5 × 0.7 mm, densely white sericeous. Fruit unknown. Fl. Apr-Jul.
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Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Sexuality monoecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Trichosanthes sericeifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294298-1
WFO ID wfo-0001225402
COL ID 58JRD
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Synonyms

Trichosanthes sericeifolia