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Cucurbita moschata
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir. , Dict. Sci. Nat. 11: 234. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 622. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 543(383). 1919; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 41. 1982.
Cucumis pepo L. var. moschata Duchesne ex Lam., Encycl. 2: 152. 1786.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mathanga
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Description:
Prostrate; internodes to 10 cm, scabrous. Leaves 5-7-lobed, 16 x 24 cm, velvety, lobes acute; petiole to 15 cm; tendrils branched. Calyx-tube 5 mm; lobes 3, foliaceous. Corolla campanulate, pale yellow, 8 cm wide; lobes acute, reflexed. Stamens 3, inserted after base of calyx-tube; filaments basally swollen, glandular, 8 mm; anthers 15 mm, connate into a column. Pistillate, solitary. Calyx-lobes to 3 cm. Corolla as in staminate. Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle; peduncle to 6 cm, angled; seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-May
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of tropical and subtropical America
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
Yes
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