''Trichosanthes pilosa'' is a tropical or semitropical vine bearing an edible fruit. It is native to

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.Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1856. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie i. I. 677, ''Trichosanthes horsfieldii'' in Java It is known in English as Japanese snake gourd. The Japanese snake gourd (''T. pilosa),'' is very similar in its vegetative characters to the more widespread "snake gourd", '' Trichosanthes cucumerina'', the flower and leaves of the two species are very similar but the fruit of ''T. pilosa'' are round to egg-shaped, about 7 cm long and not resembling a snake.Flora of China v 19 p 45, ''Trichosanthes cucumeroides''
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