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Taxon:
Benincasa hispida
(Thunb.) Cogn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Benincasa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
6746
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 3:513. 1881
Verified:
05/09/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucurbita hispida
Thunb.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Benincasa pruriens
(Seem.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes f.
hispida
(Thunb.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
Lagenaria siceraria
(Molina) Standl. var.
hispida
(Thunb.) H. Hara
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Benincasa cerifera
Savi
Benincasa pruriens
(Seem.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
Benincasa pruriens
(Seem.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes f.
pruriens
Cucurbita pruriens
Seem.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
Botanical Survey of India.
1978-. Fascicles of flora of India.
Chakravarty, H. L.
1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 328.
Decker-Walters, D. S.
1999. Cucurbit, Sanskrit, and the Indo-Aryas. Econ. Bot. 53:105.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Demilly, D. et al.
1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6.
Note:
GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Benincasa+hispida&quantity=1
Govaerts, R.
World checklist of selected plant families (on-line resource).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kawaide, T.
1985. Utilization of rootstocks in Cucurbits production in Japan. Jap. Agric. Res. Quart. 18:285-288.
King, S. R. et al.
2010. Genetics, breeding and selection of rootstocks for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae. Sci. Hort. 127:106-111.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:84
Office of the Union.
2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union
URL:
http://www.upov.int/export/sites/upov/en/documents/c/43/c_43_06.pdf
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds.
1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:95.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Note:
=
Benincasa pruriens
"(Parkinson) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes" f.
hispida
(Thunb.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
Wilde, W. W. J. O. de & B. E. E. Duyfjes.
2008. Miscellaneous South East Asian cucurbit news. Reinwardtia 12:267-274.
URL:
http://www.biologi.lipi.go.id/bio_english/mTemplate.php?h=25
Note:
=
Benincasa pruriens
(Parkinson) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
ash gourd –
Reference(s)
ash-pumpkin –
Reference(s)
Chinese preserving-melon –
Reference(s)
Chinese-watermelon –
Reference(s)
wax gourd –
Reference(s)
white gourd –
Reference(s)
white-pumpkin –
Reference(s)
winter-melon –
Reference(s)
French
benincasa –
Reference(s)
courge à cire –
Reference(s)
courge cireuse –
Reference(s)
pastèque de Chine –
Reference(s)
German
Wachskürbis –
Reference(s)
India
petha –
Reference(s)
Indonesian
kundur –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
tōgan –
Reference(s)
Malay
kundor –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
abóbora-d'água –
Reference(s)
Spanish
calabaza blanca –
Reference(s)
Swedish
vaxpumpa –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
dong gua –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Korean
donga –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
2
Cultivated
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
2
Cultivated
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
2
Cultivated
Northern America
Mexico
2
Cultivated
Northern America
North America
2
Cultivated
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Kalimantan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Lesser Sunda Islands
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Sulawesi
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
Sabah
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
Sarawak
6
Other
origin uncertain
Native
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Queensland]
Cultivated
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
,
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Laos
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Northern America
REGION:
North America
,
Mexico
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands],
Malaysia
[Sabah, Sarawak]
Other
(origin uncertain)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
used as vegetable fide Biol Cucurb 328. 1990; Econ Bot 53:105. 1999
Chakravarty, H. L.
1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 328.
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References