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. [2]

Trichosanthes dioica, also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. The plant propagated vegetatively and grows with training on a support system (e.g., trellis) as pencil-thick vines (creepers) with dark-green cordate (heart-shaped) simple leaves.

王瓜（Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.）：葫芦科，栝楼属多年生草质藤本植物。 纸质叶片，轮廓阔卵形或圆形，叶基深心形，上面深绿色，背面淡绿色，细脉网状；叶柄纵条纹，花雌雄异株。

栝楼（学名：Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.），又名药瓜、瓜楼、瓜蒌，葫芦科（Cucurbitaceae）栝楼属（Trichosanthes）一种攀援藤本植物。 栝楼植株长达10米，块根圆柱状，粗大肥厚，富含淀粉，呈淡黄褐色；果梗粗壮，果实椭圆形或圆形，成熟时呈黄褐色或橙黄色 ...

蛇瓜（Trichosanthes anguina L.）是葫芦科栝楼属的一年生攀援藤本植物。 别名蛇豆。 [16] 茎被柔毛及疏长柔毛状硬毛；叶圆形或肾状圆形，先端圆钝或宽三角形，叶基弯缺深心形；花雌雄同株，苞片钻状披针形，萼筒密被毛，裂片呈窄三角形，花冠白色，裂片卵状长圆形；果长圆柱形，橙黄色扭曲状；种子长圆形具波状齿；花果期夏末及秋季 [8]。 因其果形细长弯曲似蛇，故而得名“蛇瓜” [9]。 蛇瓜原产于印度和马来西亚，广泛分布于东南亚各国和澳大利亚，在西非、美洲热带 …

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it. de Boer, H.J. & Thulin, M. (2012). Synopsis of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) based on recent molecular phylogenetic data. PhytoKeys 12: 23-33. Has image? 'The …

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2020年12月1日 · Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.), which belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, is a popular ornamental and food crop species with medicinal value and is grown in many parts of the world....

snake gourd, (Trichosanthes cucumerina), rapid-growing vine of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), cultivated for its oddly shaped edible fruits. The snake gourd is native to southeastern Asia and Australia and is also grown in parts of tropical Africa.