Trichosanthes rosthornii
Harms
Demh mious
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Description
A climbing herb. The stems are grooved. The leaves are 8-12 cm long by 7-11 cm wide. The leaves are deeply lobed. They are pale green underneath. It has tendrils. The fruit are oblong and orange-yellow. They are 8-16 cm long and 7-10 cm wide. There are several oblong seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It grows in dense forests and on mountain slopes. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (1)
- Eisenberg et al, 2009, Kam Local Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Resource Management in Ghuizhou and Guangxi Provinces, China. Ethnobotany Research and Applicatons 7:067-113
