Cucurbitaceae
Trichosanthes

Trichosanthes costata Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 933 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • de Boer, H.J. & Thulin, M. (2012). Synopsis of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) based on recent molecular phylogenetic data. PhytoKeys 12: 23-33.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1979). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 2: 1-220. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6749] Momordica tubiflora K001124723 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Squires, R.W. [943] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742652 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Cuming, H. [1916], Philippines Gymnopetalum chinense K000742650 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 s.coll. [s.n.] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742655 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Cuming, H. [1916], Philippines Gymnopetalum chinense K001044650 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742654 Yes
Jul 1, 2008 Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742653 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Postar et al. [SAN 144095], Malaysia Gymnopetalum chinense K000517520 No
Kurz, S. [s.n.] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742657 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gymnopetalum chinense K000742656 Yes
[Hinds] [81], China Euonymus chinensis K000669120 Yes
[Griffith] [1969], India Euonymus chinensis K000669176 Yes
Hinds [s.n.] Euonymus chinensis K000669121 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0