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Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

[ Family : Cucurbitaceae. ]

[ Synonyms : Benincasa hispida cerifera Savi.; Benincasa vacua (F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Cucurbita alba Roxb. ex W.& A.; Cucurbita farinosa Blume ; Cucurbita hispida Thunb. ; Cucurbita littoralis Hassk.; Cucurbita pruriens Seem.; Cucurbita villosa Blume ; Gymnopetalum septemlobum Miq. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Chhanchi kumra, Bali kumra, Chaal kumra, Kubindo (Nep.) ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Chhanchi kumra, Bali kumra, Chaal kumra | Sanskrit : Kushmanda, Parvaphala, Brihatphala | Hindi : Gol kaddu, Pethaa | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Ashgourd, Wax gourd, White gourd, Winter melon | Other Languages : Kumpalam, Kumbalanga (Mal.) ; Kumpaly, Pushani kai (Tam.) ; Budaida gummadi (Tel.)

[ Trade Name : Gol kaddu, Chaal kumra ]

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