Benincasa hispida(BNCHI)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-06
- EPPO Code: BNCHI
- Preferred name: Benincasa hispida
- Authority: (Thunberg) Cogniaux
Malesia (Borneo, Java, Sulawesi), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland). Widely cultivated for its fruits. Introduced in Western Asia (Pakistan), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia (Philippines), China, Japan, Korea, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Benincasa cerifera | Savi |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| ash gourd | English |
| ash pumpkin | English |
| Chinese preserving melon | English |
| Chinese squash | English |
| wax gourd | English |
| white gourd | English |
| winter melon | English |
| Wachsgurke | German |
| Wachskürbis | German |
| Weißkürbis | German |
| courge à la cire | French |
| calabaza amarilla | Spanish |
| calabaza blanca | Spanish |
| tôgan | Japanese |
| トウガン | Japanese |
| chal-kumra | Bengali |
| dōng guā | Chinese |
| 冬瓜 | Chinese |
| gol-kaddu | Hindi |
| petha | Hindi |
| पेठा | Hindi |
| kundur | Indonesian |
| 동 아 | Korean |
| dong a | Korean |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Cucurbitales (
1CUCO )
Family
Cucurbitaceae (
1CUCF )
Genus
Benincasa (
1BNCG )
Species
Benincasa hispida (
BNCHI )