Cucurbitaceae

Trichosanthes L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1008 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, North Caucasus, Réunion, Senegal, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • de Boer, H.J. & Thulin, M. (2012). Synopsis of Trichosanthes (Cucurbitaceae) based on recent molecular phylogenetic data. PhytoKeys 12: 23-33.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2012 Cook, C. [113] New Guinea K000639900 Yes
Mar 1, 2012 de Wilde, W.J.J.O., et al [139456] Malaysia K000229972 Yes
Mar 1, 2012 Julaihi, V., et al [S 76602] Malaysia K000639908 Yes
Mar 1, 2012 Pereira, J.T., et al [JTP 710] Malaysia K000639907 Yes
Jul 2, 2008 Postar et al. [SAN 144253] Malaysia K000517422 Yes
Jul 2, 2008 Lim; Postar [SAN 143277] Malaysia K000517420 Yes
Nov 1, 2001 Triono, T. [123] K:SPC-64414.000 No
Jul 2, 1980 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K000036897 Syntype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688] Burma K001124542 Unknown Type Material Yes
McGregor, W. (Sir) [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K003479611 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688] Burma K001124541 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6686] Burma K001124521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar; Ubaldus [144008] Malaysia K003479489 Yes
Cheng, C.Y. [73-04] China K000742705 Type Yes
Forrest, G. [7943] China K003478601 Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6685] Malaysia K001124517 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6690] Burma K001124550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [18540] China K003478600 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K000742693 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6696] K001124560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6690] Burma K001124549 Unknown Type Material Yes
Broadway, W.E. [2871] Trinidad and Tobago K003479673 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6691] India K001124551 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6690] K001124546 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003479189 Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6685] Malaysia K001124518 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norsaengsri, M.; Tathana, N. [9004] Thailand K003479321 Yes
Cook, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K003479613 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [571] China K003478787 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6688] K001124540 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6686] K001124520 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6686] K001124519 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6692] K001124552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [10509] China K003478622 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6694] K001124557 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688] Bangladesh K001124534 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wong, K.M.; Jangarun, E. [WKM 3228] Malaysia K001516728 Yes
McGregor, W. (Sir) [s.n.] K003479612 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [445B-B] Solomon Islands K003479649 Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K003479531 Yes
Henry, A. [11062] China K003478602 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003479188 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688] Bangladesh K001124535 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morren [2894] Papua New Guinea K003479614 Yes
Lorence Lugas [1572] Malaysia K003479510 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6686] India K001124523 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T.T. [s.n.] K000742694 Type Yes
Kermode, C.W.D. [17368] Burma K003479165 Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar; Ubaldus [144008] Malaysia K003479488 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6690] K001124547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar; Ubaldus; Selamat [144020] Malaysia K003479513 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6688] India K001124538 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6686] Burma K001124522 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6690] K001124548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar; Ubaldus [144009] Malaysia K003479487 Yes
Yueh, C.H. [Yun64-0529] China K003478599 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688] K001124543 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T.T. [1495] K000742692 Type Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar; Ubaldus; Selamat [144020] Malaysia K003479512 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6692] K001124554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wadhwa, B.M.; Weerasooriya, A.; Samarasinghe, D. [508] Sri Lanka K003479163 Yes
Wilde, D.; Postar [143971] Malaysia K003479511 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21110] Malaysia K003479532 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688] Bangladesh K001124536 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [[25077]] Burma K003479164 Yes
Verheijen, J.A.J. [5382] Indonesia K003479533 Yes
Henry, A. [380] Taiwan K003478786 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6688] K001124539 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6692] K001124553 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 6692] India K001124555 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688] Nepal K001124537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] India Gymnopetalum K003479729 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0