Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America
Types
-
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-710-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Twisted/Contorted
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Crimson, Copper
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
BURSERA simaruba
Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree
In Hindi
चिचिण्डा
Bursera simaruba
In German
Schlangenhaargurke
Bursera simaruba
In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Bursera simaruba
In Spanish
snake gourd
Bursera simaruba
In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
Bursera simaruba
In Portuguese
snake gourd
Bursera simaruba
In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
Bursera simaruba
In Latin
snake gourd
Bursera simaruba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Cucurbitales
Sapindales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Burseraceae
Genus
Coccinia
Bursera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
-
Number of Species
2710
1
27800
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