Trichosanthes cucumerina

De Wilde, Willem J. J. O. & Duyfjes, Brigitta E. E., 2012, Keys to and checklist of species of the genus Trichosanthes L. (Cucurbitaceae) in Indochina, Adansonia (3) 34 (2), pp. 265-278 : 269

2. Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Species Plantarum ed. 2: 1008 (1753); Keraudren-Aymonin, Flore du Cambodge , du Laos et du Viêtnam 15: 90 (1975); W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes, Flora of Thailand 9 (4): 516 (2008a); Flora Malesiana. Series 1. Spermatophyta 19: 261 (2010). — Type: “ Padavalam ” in Rheede, Hortus Malabaricus 8 (1688) 39, tab. 15 (lecto-, designated by Keraudren-Aymonin [1975: 91]), habitat in India .

KEY TO THE VARIETIES OF TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA L.

1. Fruits subglobose, c. 4 cm in diameter; wild ..................................... a. var. cucumerina

— Fruits snake-like 30-80 cm long; cultivated ........................ b. var. anguina (L.) Haines