Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Benincasa | Species: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Coqn. |
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| Synonym | Benincasa cerifera, Cucurbita hispida | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Winter melon, White gourd, Winter gourd, Tallow gourd, Chinese preserving melon,Ash gourd | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Wax Gourd, Ash Gourd, White Gourd Melon | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Torobot | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | (Pepo) Fruits large, succulent, densely hairy when young with a thick waxy deposit when mature |
| Habitat | Cultivated | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India,China, New Guinea and Australia | Bark Details | Thick, hairy stems are clad with large, roughly-textured |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Cordate | ||
| Description of Species | The melon may grow as large as 80 cm in length | Leaf Details | Leaves large to 25 X 25cm, orbicular-cordate, 5-7-lobed, margin irregularly dentate, scabrous; petiole to 15 cm long |
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