Trichosanthes cucumerina

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Sicyoeae
Genus: Trichosanthes
Subgenus: Trichosanthes subg. Trichosanthes
Sectio: Trichosanthes sect. Trichosanthes
Species: Trichosanthes cucumerina
Subspecies: T. c. subsp. anguina – T. c. subsp. cucumerina – T. c. subsp. sublobata – T. c. subsp. villosula

Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1008 (1753)
Note: Govaerts et al. (2019) does not recognise the subspecies cf. Hassler (2019) & Pradheep (2015).

Homonyms

• Trichosanthes cucumerina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. = Trichosanthes tricuspidata subsp. tricuspidata
• Trichosanthes cucumerina Miq. = Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.
• Trichosanthes cucumerina Thunb. = Trichosanthes kirilowii var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam.
• Trichosanthes cucumerina Wall. = Trichosanthes cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.Roem.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1008. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pradheep, K., Pani, D.R. & Bhatt, K.C. 2015. Taxonomic notes on the Trichosanthes cucumerina group (Cucurbitaceae) from India. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 24(1): 39-46. DOI: 10.3417/2013024 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Trichosanthes cucumerina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Trichosanthes cucumerina. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Trichosanthes cucumerina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Trichosanthes cucumerina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trichosanthes cucumerina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: ধুন্দুলি
English: Snake Gourd, Club Gourd, Long Tomato
Nederlands: slangkalebas
Yorùbá: tòmátì eléjò

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