| Trichosanthes dioica | |
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| Gourd | |
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| Gourd plants Raihan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Trichosanthes |
| Species: | T. dioica
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichosanthes dioica | |
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Trichosanthes dioica, also known as pointed gourd, is a tropical perennial cucurbit plant with its origin in the Indian subcontinent. The plant propagated vegetatively and grows with training on a support system (e.g., trellis) as pencil-thick vines (creepers) with dark-green cordate (heart-shaped) simple leaves. It is a well-developed dioecious plants having distinct male and female flowers on staminate and pistillate plants, respectively. The fruits are green with white or no stripes' and have unpalatable seeds. Size can vary from small and round to thick and long — 2 to 6 inches (5 to 15 cm). It thrives well under a hot to moderately warm and humid climate. The plant remains dormant during the winter season and prefers fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil due to its susceptibility to water-logging.[2][3]
- ^ a b "Trichosanthes dioica". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Saurabh S, Prasad D, Masi A, Vidyarthi AS (April 2022). "Next generation sequencing and transcriptome analysis for identification of ARF and Aux/IAA in pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.), a non-model plant". Scientia Horticulturae. 301: 111152. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111152. S2CID 248372356.
- ^ Saurabh S, Prasad D, Vidyarthi AS (June 2017). "In vitro propagation of Trichosanthus dioica Roxb. for nutritional security". Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. 20 (2): 81–87. doi:10.1007/s12892-016-0059-0. S2CID 255839341.