Trichosanthes cucumerina

Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. var.	Club gourd, Serpent cucumber, Snake gourd
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 8ft20ft 5ft10ft Height: ⇕ 8 ft to 20 ft Width: ⇔ 5 ft to 10 ft Lifespan: ⌛ annual Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ edible, fruit Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 10 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ white
	Cucurbitaceae > Trichosanthes cucumerina var. , L.

Trichosanthes cucumerina is a tropical or subtropical vine, raised for its strikingly long fruit, used as a vegetable and for medicine. Other names include snake gourd ( Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina ), serpent gourd, chichinga, and padwal.

The narrow, soft-skinned fruit can reach 150 cm long. Its soft, bland, somewhat mucilaginous flesh is similar to that of the luffa and the calabash. It is most popular in the cuisine of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The shoots, tendrils, and leaves are also eaten as greens.

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  The lace-like flower of T. cucumerina opens only after dark. Here, it is shown in the process of unfurling.

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  A full grown snake gourd.

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