Trichosanthes
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.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Japanese snake gourd
speciesTrichosanthes cucumeroides
Snake Gourd
speciesTrichosanthes cucumerina
Chinese cucumber
speciesTrichosanthes kirilowii
Dummela
speciesTrichosanthes scabra
Trichosanthes homophylla
speciesTrichosanthes homophylla
Trichosanthes laceribractea
speciesTrichosanthes laceribractea
Trichosanthes costata
speciesTrichosanthes costata
silky cucumber
speciesTrichosanthes subvelutina
Trichosanthes pilosa
speciesTrichosanthes pilosa
Trichosanthes tricuspidata
speciesTrichosanthes tricuspidata
Trichosanthes rosthornii
speciesTrichosanthes rosthornii
Trichosanthes quinquangulata
speciesTrichosanthes quinquangulata
Trichosanthes bracteata
speciesTrichosanthes bracteata
Trichosanthes pubera
speciesTrichosanthes pubera
Trichosanthes pentaphylla
speciesTrichosanthes pentaphylla
Pointed Gourd
speciesTrichosanthes dioica
Trichosanthes wawrae
speciesTrichosanthes wawrae
Trichosanthes odontosperma
speciesTrichosanthes odontosperma
Trichosanthes dunniana
speciesTrichosanthes dunniana
Trichosanthes pedata
speciesTrichosanthes pedata
Trichosanthes wallichiana
speciesTrichosanthes wallichiana
Trichosanthes miyagii
speciesTrichosanthes miyagii
Trichosanthes elmeri
speciesTrichosanthes elmeri
Trichosanthes auriculata
speciesTrichosanthes auriculata
Trichosanthes reticulinervis
speciesTrichosanthes reticulinervis
Trichosanthes tubiflora
speciesTrichosanthes tubiflora
Trichosanthes ishigakiensis
speciesTrichosanthes ishigakiensis
Trichosanthes nervifolia
speciesTrichosanthes nervifolia
Trichosanthes postarii
speciesTrichosanthes postarii
Trichosanthes phonsenae
speciesTrichosanthes phonsenae
Trichosanthes dieniensis
speciesTrichosanthes dieniensis
Trichosanthes cordata
speciesTrichosanthes cordata
Trichosanthes anaimalaiensis
speciesTrichosanthes anaimalaiensis
Trichosanthes hosokawae
speciesTrichosanthes hosokawae
Trichosanthes lepiniana
speciesTrichosanthes lepiniana
Trichosanthes jinggangshanica
speciesTrichosanthes jinggangshanica
Trichosanthes adhaerens
speciesTrichosanthes adhaerens
Trichosanthes borneensis
speciesTrichosanthes borneensis
Trichosanthes celebica
speciesTrichosanthes celebica
Trichosanthes dolichosperma
speciesTrichosanthes dolichosperma
Trichosanthes schlechteri
speciesTrichosanthes schlechteri
Trichosanthes cycloopensis
speciesTrichosanthes cycloopensis
Trichosanthes dafangensis
speciesTrichosanthes dafangensis
Trichosanthes densiflora
speciesTrichosanthes densiflora
Trichosanthes dentifera
speciesTrichosanthes dentifera
Trichosanthes beccariana
speciesTrichosanthes beccariana
Trichosanthes conferta
speciesTrichosanthes conferta
Trichosanthes coriacea
speciesTrichosanthes coriacea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.23
Illustrated Herbal Primer
Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.175
Illustrated Herbal Primer
Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.94
Illustrated Herbal Primer
Chen Jiamo (陳嘉謨) · 1628 · p.94
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 19)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.110
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 21)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.50
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.753
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Trichosanthes in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62633.