Cucurbita pepo (L.) Dumort.

 
  • 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 IPNI) : Cucurbita pepo L.
  • Common name : Pumpkin
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kumra, Safed kadu (Hindi)
    • Kumbala kaayi (Kannada)
    • Gummadi kaya (Telugu)
    • Kakharu, Makhan (Oria)
    • Mathanga (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for its edible fruits.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Shimla district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Mexico
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Tropical & Temperate regions of the world
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 302
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cucurbita pepo. Downloaded on 14 February 2025.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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