Common name
Mandarin: 三尖栝楼 (san jian gua lou)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Cucurbitales (25)
Family: Cucurbitaceae (25)(family description)
Genus: Trichosanthes (5)
Epithet: tricuspidata Lour. (1)
Synonyms: Modecca bracteata Lam., Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt, Trichosanthes palmata Roxb., Trichosanthes pubera Blume
bracteata => having prominent bracts
palmata => lobed or divided like a hand
tricuspidata => with three sharp points
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Literature
- [44] Villar, C.F. (18777): Flora de Filipinas, según el sistema sexual de Linneo. Adicionada con el manuscrito inédito del. fr. Ignacio Mercado, las obras del fr. Antonio Llanos. C. Verdaguer of Barcelona.