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Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

[ Family : Cucurbitaceae. ]

[ Synonyms : Cucumis rapallito Carrière ; Cucumis zapallito Carrière ; Cucurbita farinae Mozz. ex Naudin ; Cucurbita pileiformis M.Roem.; Cucurbita rapallito Carrière ; Cucurbita sulcata Blanco ; Cucurbita turbaniformis M.Roem.; Cucurbita zapallito Carrière ]

[ Common name (Local) : Misti kumra, Mitha koddu ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Misti kumra | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Mitha koddu, Vilayati koddu | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Giant pumpkin, Pumpkin, Sweet gourd | Other Languages : Mathan, Mathangai (Mal.) ; Parangikayi, Pushanikai (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Misti kumra, Mitha koddu ]

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