Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Trichosanthes pilosa
Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Trichosanthes pilosa Lour. , legitimate, scientific
Loureiro, J. de (1790), Flora Cochinchinensis 1: 588 [tax. nov.]
Cooper, W.E. & de Boer, H.J. (1 December 2011), A taxonomic revision of Trichosanthes L. (Cucurbitaceae) in Australia, including one new species from the Northern Territory. Austrobaileya 8(3): 371-375, Fig. 4, Map 2 APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Trichosanthes ovigera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichosanthes hearnii Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Trichosanthes holtzei F.Muell. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet pilosa is derived from the Greek pilos (anything made of felt), presumably referring to the indumentum."
Biggs, L.J. & Parker, C.M. (21 November 2013), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2012. Nuytsia 23: 522 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Trichosanthes ovigera Blume legitimate