PLANTS Profile for Benincasa hispida (waxgourd)

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PLANTS Profile

Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
waxgourd

Symbol:

BEHI3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

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Photo of Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

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Synonyms:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

BECE

Benincasa cerifera Savi

Distribution:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.


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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 1 species in Benincasa

Classification:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Benincasa Savi – benincasa
Species	Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – waxgourd

Introduced Information:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505894.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 07:01 PM CDT