Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Trichosanthes L.
SNAKE GOURD

Classification

CUCURBITALES
Trichosanthes

Citation

TRICHOSANTHES Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1008. 1753.
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TYPE: Trichosanthes anguina Linnaeus Lectotypified by M. L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 190. 1929.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Trichosanthes cucumerina SNAKEGOURD Not Native

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Anguina Anguina Miller, Fig. Pl. 21. 1755. TYPE: = Trichosanthes Linnaeus 1753.
Cucumeroides Cucumeroides Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 485. 1791. TYPE: Non designatus.
Eopepon Eopepon Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5. 5: 31. 1866. TYPE: Eopepon vitifolius Naudin
Gymnopetalum Gymnopetalum Arnott, in Wight, Madras J. Lit. Sci. 11: 52. 1840. TYPE: Gymnopetalum tubiflorum (Wight & Arnott) Cogniaux 1881. (Bryonia tubiflora Wight & Arnott 1834.) Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. 1: 1526. 1874.
Involucraria Involucraria Seringe, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 3(1): 27, t. 5. 1825. TYPE: Involucraria wallichiana Seringe
Platygonia Platygonia Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 5. 5: 31, t. 5. 1866. TYPE: Platygonia kaempferi Naudin, nom. illegit. (Bryonia cucumeroides Seringe)