Thladiantha Bunge
Thladiantha is a genus with ca. 25 species, mainly distributed in eastern Asia (with a single species in Africa) (Mabberley 2008). A single species, T. dubia Bunge, is widely cultivated as an ornamental or, perhaps less frequently, for its edible fruit.
Literature:
De Wilde W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes B.E.E. (2006) The subtribe Thladianthinae (Cucurbitaceae) in Indochina and Malesia. Blumea 51(3): 493-518. [available online at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2006/00000051/00000003/art00002?crawler=true]
Li J. (1997) On the systematics of Thladiantha (Cucurbitaceae) (in Chinese). Acta Bot. Yunnanica 19(2): 103-127. [available online at: http://journal.kib.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract1375.shtml#]
Lu A.-M. & Zhang Z.-Y. (1981) A revision of genus Thladiantha Bunge (Cucurbitaceae) (in Chinese). Bull. Bot. Res. 1(1-2): 61-96.
Mabberley D.J. (2008) Mabberley’s plant-book (3th ed.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: XVIII + 1021 p.