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Cucurbitaceae - syn.Trichosanthes japonica Regel;
gua lou, Chinese snakegourd, Schlangenkürbis, Schlangengurke, Himmelsgurke

Dioecious perennial climber, up to 10m; native to Central and Southwest China, Korea and Japan; leaves alternate, cordate, 3-lobed, 12cm across, often with white dots; flowers white, solitary; fleshy, ovoid, yellow-ornage fruit with many flat seeds.

„This plant is the source of „tian hua fen“ (the roots), „gua lou zi“ (the seeds), and „gua lou pi“ (the fruit rind), which are official source drugs in traditional Chinese medicine.“ [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200022774]