Mandarin: 三尖栝楼 (san jian gua lou)

Kingdom: Plantae (2090)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1684)

      Order: Violales (54)

        Family: Cucurbitaceae (19) (family description)

          Genus: Trichosanthes (4)

           Epithet: tricuspidata Lour. (1)

Synonyms: Modecca bracteata Lam., Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt, Trichosanthes palmata Roxb., Trichosanthes pubera Blume

bracteata => having prominent bracts

palmata => lobed or divided like a hand

tricuspidata => with three sharp points

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Trichosanthes tricuspidata at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [2141] Trichosanthes tricuspidata - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [44] Villar, C.F. (18777): Flora de Filipinas, según el sistema sexual de Linneo. Adicionada con el manuscrito inédito del. fr. Ignacio Mercado, las obras del fr. Antonio Llanos. C. Verdaguer of Barcelona.

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