Genus: Cucurbitaceae

Japanese: カラスウリ属 - からすうりぞく
Genus: Cucurbitaceae

...var. kirilowii is distributed from the Korean Peninsula to China and the Indochina Peninsula, and is used in the same way as Trichosanthes. There are about 50 species of Trichosanthes in the world, distributed from East Asia to Southeast Asia and Australia. In Japan, there are maple-like trichosanthes, smoky trichosanthes, and giant trichosanthes, for a total of five species.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the genus "Vacuaria" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…var.kirilowiiは朝鮮半島から中国,インドシナ半島に分布し,キカラスウリと同様に利用される。 カラスウリ属Trichosanthesは世界に約50種あり,東アジアから東南アジア,オーストラリアに分布する。日本にはモミジカラスウリ,ケカラスウリ,オオカラスウリなどがあり,前記のものと合わせて5種が産する。…

※「カラスウリ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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