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Long in the Taihang mountains wild. #106062250
Description
Scientific name: Trichosanthes kirilowii from Maxim. is Cucurbitaceae, Trichosanthes climbing perennial herb, up to 10 metres long. The rhizome is hypertrophic, cylindrical, and yellow. Stems much branched, glabrous; leaves alternate, suborbicular or cordate, dioecious; number of male flower racemes, rarely solitary, corolla lobes obovate, female flowers solitary, ovary ovate, fruit subglobose, ripe orange red, flower and fruit of 7-11 months.