Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. cucumerina
Also known as: Anguina cucumerina (L.) Kuntze +15 more
- Anguina cucumerina (L.) Kuntze
- Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz
- Gymnopetalum cochinchinense var. incisa Gagnep.
- Gymnopetalum cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kurz
- Trichosanthes ambrosii Domin
- Trichosanthes ambrozii Domin
- Trichosanthes brevibracteata Kundu
- Trichosanthes brevibracteata var. longirostrata Kundu
- Trichosanthes cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.Roem.
- Trichosanthes colubrina J.Jacq.
- Trichosanthes cucumerina var. laciniosa Thwaites
- Trichosanthes laciniosa J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Trichosanthes olida F.Muell.
- Trichosanthes pachyrrhachis Kundu
- Trichosanthes pedatifolia Miq.
- Trichosanthes petala Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. cucumerina is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Trichosanthes cucumerina, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Benin, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Nicobar Is., Réunion, Senegal, Solomon Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Windward Is.
Base Species & Variations