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Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cucurbita maxima |
| Family name: |
CUCURBITACEAE
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| English name: |
Pumpkin
Pumpkin Gourd
Autumn Squash
Buttercup Squash
Hubbard Squash
Marrow
Squash
Turban Gourd
Winter Squash
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| Sinhala name: |
Wattakka (වට්ටක්කා)
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| Tamil name: |
Carkkaraipparanki
Parangi kayi
Pushini
Pushinik-kay
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| Sanskrit name: |
Peeta Kushmanda
Kushmandaka
kushmandi
Karkaruka
Seetaphala
Dadhiphala
Peetaphala
Punyalatha
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
A large, climbing or prostrate, annual, hispid herb; tendrils 4-fid. Leaves simple, 16-30 cm long, a little broader, cordate with very deep sinus, faintly 5-lobed, hairyshallowly serrate; petioles about 20 cm long, hispid. Flowers yellow, about 12 cm long, monoecious. Fruit large, fleshy, indehiscent. Seeds ovoid, compressed, margined.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit and young leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Abscesses
Boils
Carbuncles
Ulcers
Haemoptysis
Haemorrhages(Pulmonary organs)
Insect bites
Tape worm infestation
Gonorrhoea
Urinary diseases
Round worm infestation
Burns
Scalds
Inflammations
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruit
Seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Vermifuge
Diuretic
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