Trichosanthes cucumerina
Trichosanthes cucumerina L.
| Ordre | Cucurbitales |
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| Famille | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genre | Trichosanthes |
2n = 22
Origine : Asie du Sud-Est, Pacifique Ouest
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | concombre serpent |
|---|---|
| Anglais | snake gourd |
- légume-fruit
- pousses et feuilles : légume
- médicinal
Description
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1, rameau en fleurs ; 2, extrémité d'une fleur femelle en section longitudinale ; 3, fruit d'une plante cultivée ; 4, graine (PROSEA, P. Verheij-Hayes)
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fruit
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fruit mûr
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fruit jeune
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coupe
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feuille
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fleur femelle
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fleur femelle
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fleur mâle
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graines
Noms populaires
| français | concombre serpent, courge serpent ; patola, kikenga (Antilles) |
| anglais | snake gourd |
| allemand | Schlangengurke |
| néerlandais | slangkomkommer |
| espagnol | pepino culebra |
| portugais | patola, abóbora serpente, quiabo de metro |
| chinois | 波叶青牛胆 bo ye qing niu dan (Flora of China) |
| sanscrit | |
| hindi | cacīṁṛā, ciciṇḍa, padwal |
| bengali | chichinga |
| telugu | పొట్లకాయ - potlakaaya |
| tamoul | pudal, புடலங்காய் - pudalankaai |
| kannada | paduvalakaayi |
| malayalam | padavalanga |
| assamais | dhunduli |
| cinghalais | patola |
| Philippines | papukis ; melon-daga, pakupis, tabubok (tagalog) (PROSEA) |
| Indonésie | paria belut (général), petola ular (malais, Moluques), pare welut (javanais) (PROSEA) |
| Malaysia | ketola ular, timun bengkok, petola ular (péninsulaire) (PROSEA) |
| Thaïlande | buap ngu, nom phichit (central), ma noi (nord) (PROSEA) |
| Vietnam | dây na tây, dưa núi, mư ớp tây (PROSEA) |
| Laos | ngoo ngèèwz (PROSEA) |
Classification
Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (1753)
synonyme :
- Trichosanthes anguina L. (1753)
Cultivars
Histoire
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Curtis's botanical magazine, 1804, 722
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Usages
var. cucumerina : The fruits are occasionally eaten, but chiefly used in medicine. The progenitor of the following cultigen. Wild distribution: Tropical E and SE Asia from Pakistan, India and S China to tropical W, N and E Australia.
var. anguina : Known only in cultivation. Cultivated as a vegetable in most tropical and subtropical countries, especially valued in tropical Asia. Prohably of very ancient cultivation in India, was then spread to China and later to W Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil and elsewhere. Various cultivars or landraces are known. Used mainly as a vegetable (principally the unripe fruits, but also the young shoots and leaves, the latter especially in Africa), although the ripe fruits are also eaten. It is a more tasty and nutritious vegetable than any other tropical cucurbit. The seeds are also used in traditional medicine.
Références
- Chauvet, Michel, 2018. Encyclopédie des plantes alimentaires. Paris, Belin. 880 p. (p. 236)