Zehneria marginata

(Blume ) Keraudren

Kundur tikis

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Description

A pumpkin family plant. It is a fine climbing plant. It grows 4-5 m long. The leaves are entire and hairy. They can have 3-5 lobes. They are 6-10 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The fruit are red berries. They are 1.5 cm long. There are many seeds.

Edible Uses

The red berries are eaten as fruit.

Distribution

A tropical plant. In Vietnam it grows about 500 m altitude. It grows in hedge thickets and along the edges of forests.

Where It Grows

Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Notes

There are about 30 Zehneria species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics.

Synonyms

Bryonia marginata BlumeMelothria marginata (Blume) Cogn.Melothria affinis King

Also Known As

Cauqua bia, Timun tikus

References (4)

Burkill, I. H., 1966,
Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-2
Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 566
PROSEA, No. 2