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Cucurbita moschata Duchesne
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cucurbita moschata |
| Family name: |
CUCURBITACEAE
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| English name: |
Butternut Pumpkin
Butternut Squash
Calabasa
Calabaza
Crookneck Squash
Pumpkin
Squash
Winter Squash
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| Sinhala name: |
Rata labu (රටලබු)
Polon wattakka (පොළොන් වට්ටක්කා)
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| Tamil name: |
Pucani
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kushmanda
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Annual climber, up to 5 m long; tendrils branched. Leaves petiolated; petioles without pungent hairs; lamina 5-7 lobed, lobes acute, with whitish blotches on upper surface, with velvety hairs. Flowers solitary, pale yellow; peduncle stout, hard, 5-6 angled. Fruits variable in colour, shape, and size. Seeds grayish-white or tan in colour, margin dark.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Leaves
Fruits
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