Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Calceolariaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cucurbita hispida Thunb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
  • Common name : Ash or White Gourd, Wax gourd, White Gourd Melon
  • Vernacular name :
    • Boodakumbala (Kannada)
    • Kooshmaanda (Sanskrit)
    • Elavan, Kumbalam, Neyakumbalam (Malayalam)
    • Panikakharu (Oria)
    • Petha (Hindi)
    • Boodida gummadi (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Widely naturalized in Tropical Asia. Frequent in wasteland.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-January
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Java
  • World Distribution : Tropical Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Benincasa hispida. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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