Benincasa hispida
Round Gourd
Benincasa fistulosa
(Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Species
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- Botanical name
- Benincasa fistulosa
- Also known as
- Round Gourd, Round-Melon, Squash-Melon
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Benincasa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Round Gourd
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Benincasa fistulosa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Citrullus fistulosus
Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus
Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus
Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus
Colocynthis citrullus var. fistulosus
Praecitrullus fistulosus
Others in Benincasa
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