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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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