The fruit period in August is from July to September.

August melon (Latin scientific name: Holboellia latifolia Wall., alias: cashew nut), an evergreen woody vine of the Ranunculus family. It grows on hillsides and valley dense forest edges at an altitude of 600 to 2,600 meters.

The stems and branches have obvious lines, the palmate compound leaves have 3 to 9 leaflets, and the petioles are slightly slender; several flowers form a corymb-like raceme, and the fruits are irregular. Oblong or oval; many seeds, obovate, brown seed coat, flowering period from April to May, fruit period from July to September. It is distributed in China, India, Bhutan and Nepal, and in China it is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangxi and southeastern Tibet.

Chinese scientific name

Triphyllum trifoliata

Order

Ranunculus order

Latin scientific name

Holboellia latifolia Wall

Other names

Beef cashew nut, dog kidney nut, August fried, September fried, pulled, Tongcao fruit, ripe cook, etc.

Family

Akebiae