Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
- Preferred Common Name
- snake gourd
- Other Scientific Names
- Trichosanthes anguinea L.
- Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguinea (L.) Haines
- International Common Names
- Englishedible snake-gourdsnakegourd
- Frenchserpent vegetal
- Local Common Names
- GermanySchlangen- Haargurke
- EPPO code
- TTHCU (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
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Field crop
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); field crop. Tanamalwila. Sri Lanka. February 2012.
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Habit
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); habit, showing fruit.
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Habit
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); habit, showing leaves and developing fruit. India. September 2009.
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Habit
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); habit, showing flower and tendrils on a growing shoot. Bergianska trädgården, Botanical Garden, Stockholm, Sweden. September 2015.
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Flower
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); flower. Kim, nr. sSurat, Gujarat, India. April 2015.
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Harvested fruits
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); harvested fruits for sale. Linvilla Orchards, Media, Pennsylvania, USA. September 2012.
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Harvested fruits
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); harvested fruits of var. ‘anguina’.
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Harvested fruits
Trichosanthes cucumerina (snake gourd); harvested fruits. India. August 2015.
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Trichosanthes cucumerina
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Trichosanthes cucumerina
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Published online: 20 November 2019
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