This native vine or climber
is commonly known as
silky cucumber.
Trichosanthes subvelutina
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Cucurbitaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
For Fraser Coast region a single old record from Gundiah. This appears to be the northern limit of the species in south east Queensland.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
