Trichosanthes cucumeroides

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Trichosanthes cucumeroides, Maxim. Root fleshy, tuberous: st. slender, 12-15 ft.: lvs. ovate in outline, 4-6 in. long, more or less palmately 3-5-lobed, margin crenulate: peduncle bearing the male fls. 1-4 in. long and 3-15-fld.: petals about 1/2 in. long, oblong, acute, longly fringed: fr. oblong, shortly rostrate, nearly 3 in. long, vermilion- colored. Japan.—Offered by importers of Japanese plants. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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