Taxon:  Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Trichosanthes
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
314328
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:701.  1832
Verified:
01/29/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Chakravarty, H. L. 1959. Monograph on Indian Cucurbitaceae: taxonomy and distribution. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 17(1):54.
  3. Chakravarty, H. L. 1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 327-328.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Jeffrey, C. 1980. Further notes on Cucurbitaceae: V. The Cucurbitaceae of the Indian subcontinent. Kew Bull. 34:798.
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  10. Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpointed gourd  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiapalwal  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Indiaparwal  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanPunjab Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan [Punjab]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  2. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  3. Renner, S. S. & A. K. Pandey. 2013. The Cucurbitaceae of India: accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20:92.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetableboth fruits and leavesChakravarty, H. L. 1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 327-328.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314328. Accessed 12 October 2026.