Trichosanthes beccariana subsp. pusilla
Chinese-Cucumber
Trichosanthes kirilowii
Maxim. Species
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- Botanical name
- Trichosanthes kirilowii
- Also known as
- Chinese Snake Gourd, Chinese-Cucumber
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Trichosanthes
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chinese-Cucumber
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Trichosanthes kirilowii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Anguina japonica
Anguina kirilowii
Eopepon aurantiacus
Eopepon vitifolius
Gymnopetalum japonicum
Trichosanthes japonica
Trichosanthes obtusiloba
Trichosanthes quadricirrha
Trichosanthes vitifolia
Others in Trichosanthes
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