Trichosanthes cochinchinensis

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Trichosanthes cochinchinensis
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T. cochinchinensis in Cat Tien National Park: forest margin (August)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Trichosanthes
Species:
T. cochinchinensis
Binomial name
Trichosanthes cochinchinensis
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Tripodanthera cochinchinensis(Lour.) M. Roem.
  • Trichosanthes laciniata Ridl.
  • Trichosanthes fatoaBuch.-Ham.
  • Trichosanthes costata Bl.
  • Scotanthus tubiflorusNaud.
  • Scotanthus porteanusNaud.
  • Momordica tubiflora Roxb.
  • Momordica surculataNoronha
  • Momordica spicata Linné ex Sm.
  • Gymnopetalum quinquelobum Miq.
  • Gymnopetalum quinquelobatum Merr.
  • Gymnopetalum heterophyllum Kurz
  • Gymnopetalum cochinchinensis(Lour.) Kurz
  • Gymnopetalum chinense(Lour.) Merr.
  • Euonymus chinensis Lour.
  • Euonymus chinensis Lindl.
  • Cucumis tubiflorus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Bryonia grandis Wall.
  • Bryonia cochinchinensis Lour.

Trichosanthes cochinchinensis [2] is a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, [1] but the name may be unresolved, [3] with The Plant List indicating that Gymnopetalum cochinchinense is a synonym of G. chinense(Lour.) Merr. [4] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life, which records its distribution as: China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan), India (including South Andaman, North Nicobar), Nepal to Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands), Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Java, Philippines, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. [1] In Vietnamese its name is dây cứt quạ. [5]

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Description

Under the name "G. cochinchinensis" this plant has been described as having: incised pubescent leaves, white single flowers (circa 30 mm diameter) and red/red-orange fruit which are typically 30–50 mm long with approximately 10 ribs. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Roem M (1846) In: Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2 (Syn. Pepon.) 96
  3. ↑ "Trichosanthes cochinchinensis M.Roem". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ The Plant list: G. chinense
  5. 1 2 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
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