Trichosanthes kirilowii

Trichosanthes kirilowii

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: T. sect. Foliobracteola
Species: Trichosanthes kirilowii
Varietas: T. k. var. japonica

Name

Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim., 1859.

Synonyms

• Anguina kirilowii (Maxim.) Kuntze
• Eopepon aurantiacus Naud.
• Eopepon vitifolius Naud.
• Trichosanthes obtusiloba C. Y. Wu
• Trichosanthes palmata Hance

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional:China China (Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Zhejiang) Regional:Eastern Asie North Korea, South Korea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maximowicz, C.J. 1859. Mémoires Presentes a l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg par Divers Savans et lus dans ses Assemblées 9: 482.

Additional references

• Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops 1998-. IPK Gatersleben. 2010 Nov 02 [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Trichosanthes kirilowii. 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 kirilowii. Published online. Accessed: Dec 31 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Trichosanthes kirilowii 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 kirilowii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Chinese cucumber
Nederlands: chinese komkommer

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