Plant Details

Accepted name:: Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. cucumerina [Cucurbitaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
Infraspecies:: 2

Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. sublobata (Kundu) K.Pradheep, Pani & K.C.Bhatt

Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. villosula (Cogn.) K.Pradheep, Pani & K.C.Bhatt

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adala balli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ahiphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
atla kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bi sa la rnam gcig	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brihatphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byi sa la rnam gcig	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byi sa la rnam gcig (d)	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
catavantulakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
catavantulam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cedupotla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cetipotala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chachenda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chachinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chachinga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chichendaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chichinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chichindaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chichonda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chichunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinakarkatika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chirvite	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciccintam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cicinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cikkirakayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cincakapikakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cincikapikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
club gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cottini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dadhipushpi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dirghaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dòu jiǎo huáng guā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
grihakulaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
haavu kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hù guā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ilinkamuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jamgali cicinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacitakkiyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacitakkiyapputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadupodavalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakuraci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karipputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karipputol	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattupatolam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattupeppudal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaypanpatolam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ketola pahit	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ketola ular	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kirakakulam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kiripodla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kommupotla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottupputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lingapotla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mankalakarakkooti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mankalakaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maruvuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maruvukakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naracimpakkani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naripputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naripputarkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naypputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
netumputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
netumputarkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padaval	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padavala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padavala balli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padavalkayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padual	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padvali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pantula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pantulam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papparakkani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pare welut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pathola	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
patla kaayi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patola	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patolam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patoli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patolukai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peppatolam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peppudal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perulakikapputal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perulakitam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
petola ular	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
petolar ular	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
potla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
potlakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pucam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pudal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
purwul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putalankay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putalankoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putol	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puttla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
serpent gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
serpent-cucumber	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
she gua	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
shvetaraaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
shvetaraji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shé dòu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shé guā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
snake gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
snake-gourd	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
snakegourd	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
sudirgha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
swadupatraphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
takmak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanukalakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tanukalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tarakankadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tattan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tattankottocai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tikta cicinda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiktapatola	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
timun bengkok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tinputalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
val sorai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
veshmakula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vicattam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vicutakkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viper's gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
west indies gherkin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild snake gourd	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
yanayamatayankay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yatalayamuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
瓠瓜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
蛇瓜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
蛇豆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
豆角黄瓜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruits		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
root, seed, fruit		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Stem		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cucumis anguinus (L.) L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1437 (1763).
Trichosanthes anguina L. Sp. Pl.: 1008 (1753).
Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina (L.) Haines Bot. Bihar Orissa: 388 (1922).
Trichosanthes lobata Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 703 (1832).
Anguina anguina (L.) Huth Helios 11: 133 (1893), not validly publ.
Involucraria anguina (L.) M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 97 (1846).
Involucraria cordata M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 97 (1846).
Trichosanthes ambrozii Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 631 (1929).
Trichosanthes brevibracteata Kundu J. Bot. 77: 10 (1939).
Trichosanthes brevibracteata var. longirostrata Kundu J. Bot. 77: 11 (1939).
Trichosanthes cochinchinensis M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 96 (1846).
Trichosanthes colubrina J.Jacq. Ecl. Pl. Rar. 2: t. 128 (1844).
Trichosanthes cucumerina subsp. anguina (L.) Greb. in R.Mansfeld, Verz. Landwirtsch. Gärtn. Kulturpfl., ed. 2, 2: 928 (1986).
Trichosanthes cucumerina var. laciniosa Thwaites Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 126 (1859).
Trichosanthes cucumerina var. lobata (Roxb.) S.N.Biswas Fl. Ind., ser. 2, 2: 392 (2015).
Trichosanthes laciniosa J.G.Klein ex Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 601 (1805).
Trichosanthes olida F.Muell. Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 7: 491 (1863).
Trichosanthes pachyrrhachis Kundu J. Bot. 77: 9 (1939).
Trichosanthes pedatifolia Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 677 (1856).
Trichosanthes petala Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 6687 D (1832), not validly publ.
Trichosanthes reniformis Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 675 (1856).
Trichosanthes wightiana M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 96 (1846).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cucumis anguinus L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Trichosanthes angeuina	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trichosanthes anguina	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trichosanthes anguina L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Trichosanthes anguina Linn.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Trichosanthes lobata Roxb.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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