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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Cucurbitaceae
| name = ''Trichosanthes cucumerina''
|genus=Trichosanthes
| image = Trichosanthes anguina.jpg
|species=cucumerina
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
|taxo_author=L.
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|common_name=Club gourd, Serpent cucumber, Snake gourd
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]
|habit=herbaceous
| familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| genus = ''[[Trichosanthes]]''
|Min ht box=8
| species = '''''T. cucumerina'''''
|Min ht metric=ft
| binomial = ''Trichosanthes cucumerina''
|Max ht box=20
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L]].
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=5
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=10
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=annual
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun
|features=edible, fruit
|flowers=white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=12
|image=Trichosanthes anguina.jpg
|image_width=180
|image_caption=Trichosanthes cucumerina
}}
}}
'''''[[Trichosanthes]] cucumerina''''' is a tropical or subtropical [[vine]], raised for its strikingly long [[fruit]], used as a [[vegetable]] and for medicine. Other names include '''snake gourd''' ( ''Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina'' ), '''serpent gourd''', '''chichinga''', and '''padwal'''.
'''''[[Trichosanthes]] cucumerina''''' is a tropical or subtropical [[vine]], raised for its strikingly long [[fruit]], used as a [[vegetable]] and for medicine. Other names include '''snake gourd''' ( ''Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina'' ), '''serpent gourd''', '''chichinga''', and '''padwal'''. It is known as pudalankaai in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], paduvalakaayi in [[Kannada]] and padavalanga in [[Malayalam]].
The narrow, soft-skinned fruit can reach 150 cm long. Its soft, bland, somewhat [[mucilage|mucilaginous]] flesh is similar to that of the [[luffa]] and the [[calabash]]. It is most popular in the cuisine of [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]].
The narrow, soft-skinned fruit can reach 150 cm long. Its soft, bland, somewhat [[mucilage|mucilaginous]] flesh is similar to that of the [[luffa]] and the [[calabash]]. It is most popular in the cuisine of [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]].
The [[shoot]]s, [[tendril]]s, and [[leaf|leaves]] are also eaten as [[leaf vegetable|greens]].
The [[shoot]]s, [[tendril]]s, and [[leaf|leaves]] are also eaten as [[leaf vegetable|greens]].
==See also==
==Cultivation==
==External links==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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Image:Trichosanthes cucumerina flower.jpg|The lace-like flower of ''T. cucumerina'' opens only after dark. Here, it is shown in the process of unfurling.
Image:Trichosanthes Cucumerina aka Snake Gourd.jpeg|A full grown snake gourd.
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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