Hodgsonia macrocarpa
Chinese Lardfruit
Also known as: Hodgsonia capniocarpa Ridl. +7 more
- Hodgsonia capniocarpa Ridl.
- Hodgsonia kadam (Miq.) Greshoff
- Hodgsonia macrocarpa var. capniocarpa (Ridl.) H.T.Tsai
- Hodgsonia macrocarpa var. capniocarpa (Ridl.) H.T.Tsai ex A.M.Lu & Zhi Y.Zhang
- Hodgsonia macrocarpa var. macrocarpa
- Trichosanthes hexasperma Blume
- Trichosanthes kadam Miq.
- Trichosanthes macrocarpa Blume
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Hodgsonia macrocarpa (commonly known as Chinese lardfruit) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Found natively in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam