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

Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim. ex Franch. et Sav.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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

索引

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.

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