Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Benincasa

Characteristics

An annual monoecious herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.06 - 0.12
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food food gene source material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Antioxidants (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Antifungal agents (seed), Parasympatholytics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Benincasa fistulosa world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110353-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748817
COL ID LH8T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Citrullus fistulosus Praecitrullus fistulosus Benincasa fistulosa Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus Colocynthis citrullus var. fistulosus Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus