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Cucurbita maxima
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Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
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Citation: Cucurbita maxima Duch. in Lam., Encycl. 2: 151. 1786; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 622. 1879; Chakrav., Fasc. Fl. Ind. 11: 40. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 123. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 289. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 217. 1990; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 319. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Mathanga, Mathan
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Squash Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash melon, Red gourd pumpkin
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Description:
Densely pubscent climbers; tendrils forked. Leaves 7-18 x 7-25 cm, orbicular or more or less reniform, entire or emarginate, 5-angled or lobed; petiole to 15 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary, large. Male flower: calyx-tube 5-8 mm long, campanulate, lobes 5, linear. Corolla 5-7 cm long, campanulate, yellow, lobes 5, apically recurved. Stamens 3; filaments 5-7 mm long; anthers linear, one 1-celled, others 2-celled. Female flower: Ovary oblong. Fruits large. Seeds 18-22 x 10-12 mm, ovate, yellowish.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-May
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District(s):
Kozhikkode
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated as vegetable
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Distribution:
Cosmopolitan, mostly cultivated
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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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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Thiruvanandoor
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