Trichosanthes philippinensis
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Description
Climber to 5 m long, glabrescent, leafy stem 2-5 mm diam.;
Leaves:
Fruit ripening evenly red or red and yellow striped, broadly ovoid, 6-7.5 by 5-6 cm, apex c. 1 mm beaked;
Seeds (from PPI 5024) compressed, obovate or narrowly elliptic, 10-12 by 4.5-7 by 2(-3) mm, base narrowly truncate with small midlobe, apex pointed, margin faint or absent, edge entire.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Benguet present, Luzon present, Mayon Volcano present, Mindanao present, Mt Apo present, Panay present, Sorsogon present
Malesia: Philippines: Luzon (Sorsogon; Albay (Mayon Volcano); Benguet); Panay; Mindanao (Davao (Mt Apo)).