Zehneria odorata (hook.F. & Thomson ex C.b.clarke) M.d.dwivedi, A.K.Pandey & H.Schaef.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Zehneria

Characteristics

A pumpkin family herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Eye (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Thrush (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Zehneria odorata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77178326-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423418
COL ID 5CYQH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 673838
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Synonyms

Aechmandra indica Aechmandra odorata Neoachmandra odorata Melothria zehnerioides Bryonia triflora Rhynchocarpa odorata Neoachmandra indica Melothria odorata Zehneria indica Melothria indica Bryonia tenella Zehneria odorata