Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms. For names not yet entered in this page refer to references in (parenthesis)) :

• Trichosanthes anguina L. (Hô) (Xie) s -> Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines
• Trichosanthes ascendens C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie)
• Trichosanthes baviensis Gagnepain (Hô) (Xie) Information needed
• Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt (Xie) -> Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. (Xie)
• Trichosanthes cavalerei Levl. (Xie)
• Trichosanthes celebica Cogn. (PROSEA)
• Trichosanthes chingiana Hand.-Mazz. (Xie) -> Trichosanthes ovigera Blume
• Trichosanthes colubrina Jacq.
• Trichosanthes crenulata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
• Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (Hô)
• Trichosanthes cucumerina L. subsp. anguina (L.) Grebenscikov (PROSEA) -> Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines
• Trichosanthes cucumerina L. subsp. cucumerina (PROSEA)
• Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. anguina (L.) Haines A
• Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. cucumerina (PROSEA)
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav. -> Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav. var. globosa Honda -> Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav. var. stenocarpa Honda -> Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim. var. dicoelosperma (C.B. Clarke) S.K. Chen (Xie)
• Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim. var. formosana (Hayata) Kitamura (Xie)
• Trichosanthes damiaoshanensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms var. multicirrata (C.Y. Cheng & Yueh) S.K. Chen
• Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Wiers. & León) A
• Trichosanthes dunniana Levl. (Xie)
• Trichosanthes fissibracteata C.Y. Wu ex C.Y. Cheng & Yueh
• Trichosanthes guizhouensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
• Trichosanthes himalensis C.B. Clarke (Hô) (Xie) -> Trichosanthes ovigera Blume
• Trichosanthes hupehensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes laceribractea Hayata
• Trichosanthes japonica Regel -> Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
• Trichosanthes kerrii Craib (Xie)
• Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (Hô) (Xie) A
• Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam.
• Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. var. kirilowii 
  
• Trichosanthes laceribractea Hayata (Xie)
• Trichosanthes lepiniana (Naud.) Cogn. (Xie)
• Trichosanthes multicirrata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms var. multicirrata (C.Y. Cheng & Yueh) S.K. Chen
• Trichosanthes multiloba Miq.
• Trichosanthes obtusiloba C.Y. Wu ex C.Y. Cheng & Yueh -> Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
• Trichosanthes ovigera Blume (Hô) (Xie)
• Trichosanthes ovata Cogn. (Xie)
• Trichosanthes pedata Merr. & Chun. (Hô) (Xie)
• Trichosanthes pedata Merr. & Chun. var. yunnanensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes pedata Merr. & Chun.
• Trichosanthes pubera Blume -> Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.
• Trichosanthes punctata Hayata -> Trichosanthes laceribractea Hayata
• Trichosanthes quinquangulata A. Gray
• Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
• Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms var. multicirrata (C.Y. Cheng & Yueh) S.K. Chen (Xie)
• Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms var. scabrella (Yueh & D.F. Gao) S.K. Chen (Xie)
• Trichosanthes rostrata Kitamura -> Trichosanthes ovigera Blume
• Trichosanthes rubiflos Thorel ex Cayla (Hô) (Xie)
• Trichosanthes rubiflos Thorel ex Cayla f. macrosperma C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes dunniana Levl.
• Trichosanthes rugatisemina C.Y. Cheng et Yuch (Xie)
• Trichosanthes scabrella Yueh & D.F. Gao (Xie) -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms var. scabrella (Yueh & D.F. Gao) S.K. Chen
• Trichosanthes sericeifolia C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie)
• Trichosanthes sinopunctata C.Y. Cheng et C.H. Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes laceribractea Hayata
• Trichosanthes smilacifolia C.Y. Wu ex C.H. Yueh & C.Y. Cheng (Xie) Information needed
• Trichosanthes stylopodifera C.Y. Cheng & Yueh -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
• Trichosanthes subrosea C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie)
• Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. (Hô) (Xie)
• Trichosanthes tridentata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh (Xie) -> Trichosanthes dunniana Levl.
• Trichosanthes truncata C.B. Clarke
• Trichosanthes uniflora Hao (Xie) -> Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms
• Trichosanthes villosa Blume (Hô)
• Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight (Xie)

CHINESE : Duan xu gua lou, Duan xu gua lou (medicinal name).

BURMESE : .

CHINESE : Gua ye gua lou

ENGLISH : Wild snake gourd.

FRENCH :  Patol de Malabar.

HINDI :  Jangli chichonda, Kadu padavala, Kadva parval, Patel, Pudel.

KANNADA :  Kahipadavala.

MALAYALAM :  Kaippan padavalam, Padavalam.

NEPALESE : Van cicindo.

SANSKRIT :  Patola.

TAMIL :  Pedapal.

TELUGU :  Adavi potla.

THAI : Buap khom, Ma noi cha.

VIETNAMESE : .

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes anguina L.

ARABIC : Qar' el hhanash.

BENGALI : Chichinga.

BURMESE : Pe lin nwe.

CHINESE : She gua, She xing gua, Shi yong she gua, She dou, Dou jiao huang gua (Yunnan).

DANISH : Trikosantes.

DUTCH : Haarbloem.

ENGLISH : Snake gourd, Indian snakegourd, Nepalese snakegourd, Viper gourd, Serpent gourd, Serpent cucumber, Club gourd, Gauda bean, Serpent végétal.

FINNISH : Käärmekurkku.

FRENCH : Courge serpent du Népal, Courge serpent cultivée, Courge longue de l'Inde, Patole.

GERMAN : Haarblume, Schlangengurke, Schlangenhaargurke, Schlangen-Haargurke, Sinesischer Kürbis.

GUJARATI : Padavali.

HINDI : Chachinda, Chachinga, Chichinda, Chichinga, Chirchira, Padwal, Podalangai.

ITALIAN : Zucchetta cinese, Serpente vegetale, Serpentone.

JAPANESE : Ebi uri.

MALAY : Ketola ular (Indonesian), Petola ular, Pare belut (Indonesia), Paria belut (Java).

NEPALESE : Cicindo.

PORTUGUESE : Abóbora-serpente (Brazil).

PUNJABI : Galartori.

SINHALESE : Pathola (Patola).

SPANISH : Calabaza de culebra, Calabaza anguina.

TAGALOG : Papukis ? Pakupis ? Tabubok ?

TAMIL : Pudal.

TELUGU : Lingapotla, Potla.

THAI : Buap nguu (Boap nguu), Ma noi.

TURKISH : Yilan kabagi (no dot on i).

VIETNAMESE : , .

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav., Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav. var. globosa Honda, Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Franch. & Sav. var. stenocarpa Honda, Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim. var. formosana (Hayata) Kitamura, Trichosanthes cavalerei Levl.

CHINESE : Wang gua, Ye tian gua, Tu gua, Shan ku gua.

JAPANESE :   カラスウリ  Karasu uri,   烏瓜  Karasu uri.

CHINESE : Bo ye gua lou.

BENGALI : Patol.

CHINESE :      Ye she gua.

ENGLISH : Pointed gourd, Wild snake gourd.

FRENCH : Patole.

GERMAN : Patol.

ITALIAN : Patole.

HINDI : Palwal, Parval, Parwal, Patola.

NEPALESE : Paraval (Parval), Paravara (Parvar).

PORTUGUESE : Patola.

SPANISH : Patole.

Photograph at The Cucurbit Network.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes rubiflos Thorel ex Cayla f. macrosperma C.Y. Cheng & Yueh , Trichosanthes tridentata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh

CHINESE : Cao dian gua lou, Lü zi gua lou, Da zi hong hua gua lou, Hong hua gua lou..

CHINESE : Lie bao gua lou, Chang fang zi gua lou.

CHINESE : Yu ye gua lou, Mao guo gua lou (medicinal name).

CHINESE : Chang guo gua lou.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes japonica Regel, Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. var. japonica (Miq.) Kitam., Trichosanthes obtusiloba C.Y. Wu ex C.Y. Cheng & Yueh

CHINESE : Gua lou, Tian hua fen (medicinal name), Dun lie gua lou.

ENGLISH : Chinese snakegourd, Mongolian snakegourd.

JAPANESE :    キカラスウリ   Ki karasu uri.

THAI : Lo hang kuai (transcription from a Chinese name).

VIETNAMESE : , .

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes sinopunctata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh, Trichosanthes sinopunctata C.Y. Cheng et C.H. Yueh , Trichosanthes hupelensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh, Trichosanthes schizostroma Hayata.

CHINESE : Chang e gua lou, Hua ye gua lou.

ENGLISH : Long calix snakegourd.

JAPANESE : Oo karasu uri.

CHINESE : Ma gan ling gua lou.

ENGLISH : Lepin snakegourd.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes chingiana Hand.-Mazz. , Trichosanthes rostrata Kitamura, Trichosanthes himalensis C.B. Clarke

CHINESE : Quan yuan gua lou, Xi ma la ya gua lou, Xi ma la ya gua lou, Ye wang gua, Ye huang gua, Ye jin gua, Shi hu lu (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Japanese snake gourd.

JAPANESE :   ケカラスウリ Ke Karasu uri,   テングカラスウリ

PORTUGUESE : Sabina da India.

VIETNAMESE : .

Considered as a synonym of  Trichosanthes cucumeroides (Ser.) Maxim.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes pedata Merr. & Chun. var. yunnanensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh

CHINESE : Zhi ye gua lou, Yun nan zhi ye gua lou.

CHINESE : Wu jiao gua lou, Wu jiao ye gua lou.

THAI : Buap liam.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes crenulata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh, Trichosanthes guizhouensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh, Trichosanthes uniflora Hao, Trichosanthes stylopodifera C.Y. Cheng & Yueh

CHINESE : Zhong hua gua lou, Shuang bian gua lou.

ENGLISH : Rosthorn snakegourd.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes multicirrata C.Y. Cheng & Yueh, Trichosanthes damiaoshanensis C.Y. Cheng & Yueh

CHINESE : Duo juan xu gua lou, Nan fang gua lou.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes scabrella Yueh & D.F. Gao

CHINESE : Cao zi gua lou.

CHINESE : Hong hua gua lou.

VIETNAMESE : .

CHINESE : Zhou zi gua lou.

CHINESE : Si mao gua lou.

CHINESE : Fen hua gua lou.

SYNONYM(S) : Trichosanthes bracteata (Lamb.) Voigt., Trichosanthes palmata Roxb., Trichosanthes pubera Blume

CHINESE : San jian gua lou, Da bao gua lou (medicinal name).

ENGLISH : Redball snakegourd.

MALAY : Kalayar (as T. bracteata - Indonesian).

MARATHI :  Kaundal.

TELUGU :  Avuduta.

THAI : Kra dueng chang, Kra dueng chang phueak.

VIETNAMESE : , -.

CHINESE : Jie ye gua lou, Da zi gua lou zi (medicinal name), Da zi gua lou.

ENGLISH : Cut-leaved snakegourd vine.

CHINESE : Mi mao gua lou.

VIETNAMESE : -.

CHINESE : Bao ye gua lou, Quan yuan e gua lou.

MALAY : Jari buaya (Indonesian), Pedendang gagak (Indonesian), Katimun gajah (Indonesian).

NEPALESE : Indraayanii (Indrayani), Indreni, Lahare amp.

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