''Trichosanthes tricuspidata''
is a climbing plant in the family
Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are:
*''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds
*''Lagena ...
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
:
* ''T. t. asperifolia''
* ''T. t. seramensis''
* ''T. t. siberutensis''
* ''T. t. javanica''
* ''T. t. rotundata''
* ''T. t. tricuspidata''
* ''T. t. flavofila''
* ''T. t. strigosa''
* ''T. t. tomentosa''
Gallery
Trichosanthes tricuspidata Blanco2.460.jpg
File:Trichosanthes tricuspidata var. tomentosa 8.JPG, ''T. tricuspidata'' var. ''tomentosa'' (near Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.
Etymology
The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...
, India)
References
[Loureiro, João de (1790) ''Flora Cochinchinensis'' 2: 589.]
External links
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tricuspidata
Flora of tropical Asia