Benincasa fistulosa
Ash Gourd
Benincasa hispida
Cogn. Species
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- Botanical name
- Benincasa hispida
- Also known as
- Ash Gourd, Ash-Pumpkin, Chinese Preserving-Melon, Chinese-Watermelon, Wax Gourd, White Gourd, White-Pumpkin, Winter-Melon
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Benincasa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Ash Gourd
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Benincasa hispida but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Benincasa cerifera
Benincasa cylindrica
Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua
Benincasa hispida var. hispida
Benincasa pruriens
Benincasa pruriens f. hispida
Benincasa vacua
Cucurbita alba
Cucurbita farinosa
Cucurbita hispida
Cucurbita littoralis
Cucurbita pruriens
Cucurbita pruriens
Cucurbita vacua
Cucurbita villosa
Gymnopetalum septemlobum
Lagenaria dasystemon
Lagenaria leucantha var. clavata
Lagenaria leucantha var. hispida
Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida
Lagenaria vulgaris var. hispida
Pepo farinosus
Pepo villosus
Others in Benincasa
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