Thladiantha dubia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Thladiantha
Species:
T. dubia
Binomial name
Thladiantha dubia

Thladiantha dubia, the Manchu tubergourd,[1] goldencreeper, wild potato, or (French) thladianthe douteuse, is a herbaceous perennial climbing vine of the gourd family.[2] It is native to Russia, northern China, and Korea, but has been introduced to Japan,[2] southeast Europe (Austria, Romania, Germany),[citation needed] the Galapagos Islands, and scattered locations in North America (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin).[3][4][5] It is occasionally grown as a medicinal plant, or as an ornamental in North America (the US and Canada).

Like other members of the genus, it is dioecious.[6] It grows from a tuber and spreads vegetatively by sending out underground rhizomes that produce new tubers.[4]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thladiantha dubia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Lu, Anmin; Jeffrey, Charles. "Thladiantha dubia". Flora of China. Vol. 19 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Nesom, Guy L. (2015). "Thladiantha dubia". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 6. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ a b Chayka, Katy; Dziuk, Peter (2016). "Thladiantha dubia (Manchu Tubergourd)". Minnesota Wildflowers.
  5. ^ O'Neill, Tara. "Highly invasive non-native plant found for first time in CT in Kent, officials say". News Times. Hearst CT Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ Lu, Anmin; Jeffrey, Charles. "Thladiantha". Flora of China. Vol. 19 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.


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