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Trichosanthes cucumerina
Snake Gourd
As recorded: Gymnopetalum cochinchinense (Lour.) Kurz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Burley, J.S.; TukirinJ.S. Burley →Ismail Tukirin →
- Collector number
- 3563
- Date
- February 28, 1990
- Locality
- 220 km W. of Manado; 50 km inland from Pangi, on tributary of Sungai Ilanga.
- Island
- Sulawesi
- Region
- Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 550 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1990, Burley, J.S.; Tukirin also collected 2 other specimens.
Trichosanthes cucumerina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 221 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Manemohadi, Maharashtra, India
(c) priyanshu_chowdhary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Шринагар Рурал, Раджастан, Индия
(c) Elena Maksimkina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
218F/2/2A, Jayantipur, Sulem Sarai, Dhoomanganj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211011, India
(c) Krishna Verma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Water park,Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211010, India
(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
AZHAKI CHETTIPARAMB, near Govt Model Girls HSS, Chettiparambu, Irinjalakuda, Keralam 680121, India
(c) Yuktha B Raj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
3PR3+59C, गदिया लोनीपार, उत्तर प्रदेश 212110, भारत
(c) Ayush Pandey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Trichosanthes cucumerina. BISH 652708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956144876. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652708.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956144876 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
