Trichosanthes cucumerina var. cucumerina
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Description
Climber, annual, growing wild;
Leaves:
Fruit (2.5-)4-6 cm long, containing few (to 10) seeds;
Seeds 6-8(-10) mm long.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Flores present, Luzon present, Madura present, Sumba present, Sumbawa present, from India through Malesia into West, North and NE Australia present
The variety cucumerina is the wild variety and is widely distributed from India through Malesia into West, North and NE Australia; in Malesia: most collections from Java and Madura, one from Philippines (Luzon), one from Sulawesi (Maros), few from Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores, Sumbawa, and Sumba).