Cucurbita pepo (L.) Dumort.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Species : Cucurbita pepo
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbita pepo L.
  • Common name : Pumpkin
  • Vernacular name : Kumra, Safed kadu (Hin.); Kumbala kaayi (Kan.); Gummadi kaya (Tel.); Kakharu, Makhan (Ori.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Comments : Cultivated for its edible fruits.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Tropical & Temperate regions of the world
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cucurbita pepo. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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