trichosanthes การใช้

• It should not be confused with the snake gourds ( " Trichosanthes " spp . ).
• ""'Trichosanthes kirilowii " "'is a flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae found particularly in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi.
• The western bowerbird feeds on fruits, particularly those of the rock fig ( " Ficus platypoda " ), sandalwood, snake gourd ( " Trichosanthes cucumerina " ) and mistletoes.
• ""'Trichosanthes dioica " "'is also known as the "'pointed gourd "', is a vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family, similar to cucumber and squash, though unlike those it is perennial.
• Vegetable curries in the Maldives include those that use " bashi ( eggplant ), tora ( Luffa aegyptiaca ), barabM
  ( pumpkin ), chichanda ( Trichosanthes cucumerina ) " and " muranga ( Moringa oleifera " ), as well as green unripe bananas and certain leaves as their main ingredients.
• The shoots, tendrils, and T . rosthornii " ) are grown for use in traditional Chinese medicine, where they are called the name " "'gualou " "'( ) . " Trichosanthes " is also known as a medicinal as well as poisonous plant in India.
• The Japanese snake gourd ( " T . pilosa ), " is very similar in its vegetative characters to the more widespread " snake gourd ", " Trichosanthes cucumerina ", the flower and leaves of the two species are very similar but the fruit of " T . pilosa " are round to egg-shaped, about 7 cm long and not resembling a snake.