Thladiantha

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Thladiantha in the 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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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