Trichosanthes cucumerina
A species in the Cucurbitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Trichosanthes
- Species
- Trichosanthes cucumerina
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Trichosanthes cucumerina. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Anguina anguinaName author: Huth
- Anguina cucumerinaName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Cucumis anguinusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Involucraria anguinaName author: M.Roem.
- Involucraria cordataName author: M.Roem.
- Trichosanthes ambroziiName author: Domin
- Trichosanthes anguinaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Trichosanthes brevibracteataName author: Kundu
- Trichosanthes cochinchinensisName author: M.Roem.
- Trichosanthes colubrinaName author: J.Jacq.
- Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. anguinaName author: (L.) Greb.
- Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguinaName author: (L.) Haines
- Trichosanthes cucumerina var. lobataName author: (Roxb.) S.N.Biswas
- Trichosanthes laciniosaName author: J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Trichosanthes lobataName author: Roxb.
- Trichosanthes olidaName author: F.Muell.
- Trichosanthes pachyrrhachisName author: Kundu
- Trichosanthes pedatifoliaName author: Miq.
- Trichosanthes reniformisName author: Miq.
- Trichosanthes wightianaName author: M.Roem.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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