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(First upload on December 31 2015. Last on July 3 2019) [ 日本語 | English ]

Trichosanthes L. (カラスウリ) Karasu-uri (カラスウリ, 烏瓜), Japanese snake gourd Lifeform: perennial vine Distribution: China - Japan (south to Honshu) Habitat: forest edges, hedges, etc. Seed dispersal: bird (animal) Shoot: dioecious

Flower: filamentous petals flowering from dusk till dawn insects attracted by the petals in night Chromosome number: 2n = 44 Synonyms: Trichosanthes pilosa Lour. - var. stenocarpa Honda - var. globosa Honda

Trichosanthes cucumeroides in Japan

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[1-4] in Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, on November 13 2015. [5/6] at the bottom of a bank along Sophia Street, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on May 24 2019.