Cucurbitaceae
Chinese cucumber
Trichosanthes rosthornii
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Trichosanthes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 中华栝楼, 中華括樓, 中华栝楼（川贵栝楼、双边栝楼）, 双边栝楼, 天花粉, 栝楼, 栝楼 真花休（贵州黔东南）, 栝楼子
- English
- Chinese cucumber
Synonyms
- Trichosanthes crenulata C.Y.Cheng & C.H.Yueh
- Trichosanthes guizhouensis C.Y.Cheng & C.H.Yueh
- Trichosanthes rosthornii var. huangshanensis S.K.Chen
- Trichosanthes rosthornii var. rosthornii
- Trichosanthes uniflora K.S.Hao
Photos
Photo: Karlostachys, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.