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Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:1008 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scrambling annual, herb or climber. Fl. white, Feb to Aug. On rocky sandstone areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 April 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.