Zehneria marginata
(Blume ) Keraudren
Kundur tikis
CucurbitaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The red berries are eaten as fruit.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. In Vietnam it grows about 500 m altitude. It grows in hedge thickets and along the edges of forests.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A pumpkin family plant. It is a fine climbing plant. It grows 4-5 m long. The leaves are entire and hairy. They can have 3-5 lobes. They are 6-10 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The fruit are red berries. They are 1.5 cm long. There are many seeds.
Notes
There are about 30 Zehneria species. They grow in the tropics and subtropics.
Names & Synonyms
Cauqua bia, Timun tikus
Bryonia marginata BlumeMelothria marginata (Blume) Cogn.Melothria affinis King
References (4)
- Burkill, I. H., 1966,
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-2
- Pham-Hoang Ho, 1999, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam. Nha Xuat Ban Tre. p 566
- PROSEA, No. 2
