1a. Solena heterophylla subsp. heterophylla
茅瓜(原亚种) mao gua (yuan ya zhong)
Bryonia hastata Loureiro; Melothria delavayi Cogniaux; Solena delavayi (Cogniaux) C. Y. Wu.
Plants dioecious. Anther cells curved. Fruit oblong or subglobose, 2-6 × 2-5 cm. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Aug-Nov.
Mixed forests, thickets, grasslands, roadsides on mountain slopes; 600-2600 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan [NE Afghanistan, India, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam].
The roots are used medicinally.
