| Trichosanthes tricuspidata | |
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| T. tricuspidata fruit | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Trichosanthes |
| Species: | T. tricuspidata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Involucraria cucumerinaM.Roem. (unresolved) Contents | |
Trichosanthes tricuspidata [2] is a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. [2] [3]
The following subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life: [2]
Trichosanthes is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines. They belong to the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), and are closely related to Gymnopetalum. Hodgsonia, formerly included here, is usually considered a well-distinct genus nowadays.
Trichosanthes cucumerina is a tropical or subtropical vine. Its variety T. cucumerina var. anguina raised for its strikingly long fruit. In Asia, it is eaten immature as a vegetable much like the summer squash and in Africa, the reddish pulp of mature snake gourd is used as an economical substitute for tomato. Common names for the cultivated variety include snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda and padwal.
Entada rheedii, commonly known as African dream herb or snuff box sea bean, and as the cacoon vine in Jamaica, is a large woody liana or climber. Their seeds have a thick and durable seed coat which allows them to survive lengthy periods of immersion in seawater.
Walsura is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae.
Woodfordia fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Lythraceae.
Cucurbitacin is any of a class of biochemical compounds that some plants — notably members of the pumpkin and gourd family, Cucurbitaceae — produce and which function as a defence against herbivores. Cucurbitacins are chemically classified as triterpenes, formally derived from cucurbitane, a triterpene hydrocarbon – specifically, from the unsaturated variant cucurbit-5-ene, or 19(10→9β)-abeo-10α-lanost-5-ene. They often occur as glycosides. They and their derivatives have been found in many plant families, in some mushrooms and even in some marine mollusks.
Khekadaengoside is any one of several chemical compounds isolated from certain plants, notably Trichosanthes tricuspidata. They can be seen as derivatives of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane, more specifically from cucurbitacins H and L.
Bryoamaride is a chemical compound isolated from certain plants, notably Bryonia dioica. It can be seen as a derivative of the triterpene hydrocarbon cucurbitane, more specifically from cucurbitacin L or 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin I.
Ryania is a genus of plants in the family Salicaceae; it was previously listed in the now defunct family Flacourtiaceae.
Ryania speciosa is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae.
Walsura robusta is a tree species described by William Roxburgh; it is included in the family Meliaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnamese its name is lòng tong.
Trichosanthes cochinchinensis is a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, but the name may be unresolved, with The Plant List indicating that Gymnopetalum cochinchinense is a synonym of G. chinense(Lour.) Merr. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life, which records its distribution as: China, India, Nepal to Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Java, Philippines, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. In Vietnamese its name is dây cứt quạ.
Pothos scandens is a climbing tropical forest plant in the family Araceae. It is the type species of the genus Pothos. No subspecies are recorded in the Catalogue of Life.
Trichosanthes baviensis is a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It was described from the Ba Vi area in northern Vietnam and also occurs in southern China.
Sterculia cochinchinensis is a tree species belonging to the genus Sterculia in the family Malvaceae. The name is unresolved according to The Plant List. This species is found in Laos and Vietnam and there are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Woodfordia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae.
Strobilanthes involucrata is a species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae and the tribe Ruellieae. It is found in south-east Asia: native to Java and introduced to Indo-China. This was previously considered a species of the monotypic genus Pachystrobilus.
Cystacanthus is a genus of plant in the family Acanthaceae, found in south-east Asia.
Aidia cochinchinensis is the type species of Aidia: a plant in the family Rubiaceae; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Bouea is an Asian genus of fruiting trees in the family Anacardiaceae. Species can be found in southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.
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