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| Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe | Trichosantheae |
| Subtribe | Trichosanthinae |
| Scientific name | Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximovicz var. japonica (Miquel) Kitamura |
| Synonyms | Trichosanthes japonica (Miquel) Regel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ki-karasu uri (キカラスウリ, 黄烏瓜 [meaning: yellow crow melon]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Okushiri Island), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Forest edge. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 6-10cm wide, non hair. Flowers white, flowering in July to September. Fruits yellow ca. 10cm long. Vine. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. |
| Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. | |
| Anti-HIV protein, TAP 29, from tricosanthes, DNA coding therefor and therapeutic uses thereof (US Patent 5532214/1996) | |
| Novel cytotoxic protein (European Patent Application EP0286441) | |
| Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008) | |
| Oil droplet-in-water type emulsion composition (Japanese Patent JP62087241/1987) | |
| Bleaching cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP2005112793) | |
| Note | Trichosanthes kirilowii (var. kirilowii) occurs in Korea, China and SE Asia. |
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July 2009 at a private garden |
July 2009 at a private garden |
