Cucurbita moschata (Lam.) Duch. ex Poir.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cucurbita moschata Duchesne
  • Common name : Crooknecked Squash, Musk Melon
  • Vernacular name : Mitha kadu, Kadu (Hindi); Poosanikaai (Tamil); Gummadi (Telugu); Kakharu (Oria); Mathanga (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-June
  • Native : Tropical and subtropical America
  • World Distribution : Tropical and Subtropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cucurbita moschata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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