Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (GOURD FAMILY or MELON FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Species : Benincasa hispida
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
  • Common name : White-Gourd Melon, Ash Gourd
  • Vernacular name : Petha (Hin.); Budida Gummadi (Tel.); Panikakharu (Ori.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : October-January
  • Comments : Commonly cultivated for its edible fruits, often as an escape.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Wild in Java; Cultivated widely in Tropical Asia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- 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=Benincasa hispida. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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