Trichosanthes scabra is a species of flowering plant within the family Cucurbitaceae. It is native to Assam, Cambodia, China, Himalaya, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dummela being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Trichosanthes
- Species
- Trichosanthes scabra
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