Red gourd

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Trichosanthes pentaphylla, commonly known as red gourd, is a species of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae found only in coastal northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a tendril climber up to 15 m (49 ft) long and 4 cm (1.6 in) stem diameter. The leaves are palmately divided with 3–5 leaflets, carried on a petiole up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long. The species is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants; both are white with fringed petals and about 4 cm (1.6 in) diameter. The fruit is bright red, ovoid, and about 7 cm (2.8 in) long by 5 cm (2.0 in) wide. The plant was first described in 1867 by English botanist George Bentham.

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