Thladiantha

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Thladiantha
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 Goldencreeper, Manchu tuber-gourd, Wild potato
Thladiantha dubia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Thladiantha (Greek, to crush and flower; the author of the genus is said to have named it from pressed specimens). Cucurbitaceae. Herbaceous softly pubescent vines with tuberous roots, some of which are hardy, others adapted to the greenhouse.

Leaves ovate-cordate, denticulate, sinus deep; tendrils simple: fls. dioecious, rather large, golden yellow; male fls. solitary or racemose, calyx-tube short-campanulate, 5-lobed, corolla rather irregularly campanulate, 5-parted, stamens 5, ovary rudimentary; female fls. solitary, calyx and corolla as in the male, stamens rudimentary or none; ovary oblong, pubescent, with 3 placentae: fr. oblong, fleshy, indehiscent, many-seeded. —About 13 species, China, Java, and Himalayas. CH


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