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(First upload on February 21 2016. Last on September 4 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Trichosanthes L. (カラスウリ) Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam. Kikarasu-uri (キカラスウリ, 黄烏瓜) Lifeform: perennial vine Distribution: endemic to Japan (Okushiri Island, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Amami Islands Habitat: sunny sites, such as forest edges, forest gaps and hedges

Seed dispersal: bird (animal) Shoot: dioecious Synonyms: Trichosanthes japonica (Miq.) Regel var. kirilowii Chousenkarasu-uri (チョウセンカラスウリ, 朝鮮烏瓜), Chinese cucumber or Chinese snake gourd Distribution in Japan: Tsushima Island

Trichosanthes kirilowii in Japan

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[1] in Oi Pier Seaside Park, Tokyo, on December 26 2015. [2-3] at a hedge of Kansho-in Temple, Ueno, Tokyo, on August 19 2021.