Benincasa hispida
Ash Gourd, Ash Pumpkin
Other regional names: Chinese Preserving Melon +2 more
- Chinese Preserving Melon
- Chinese Watermelon
- Waxgourd
Also known as: Benincasa cerifera f. emarginata K.Kimura & H.Sugiy. +14 more
- Benincasa cerifera f. emarginata K.Kimura & H.Sugiy.
- Benincasa cerifera Savi
- Benincasa cylindrica Ser.
- Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua F.C.How
- Benincasa hispida var. hispida
- Benincasa pruriens f. hispida (Thunb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Cucurbita alba Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Cucurbita cerifera Fisch. ex Savi
- Cucurbita farinosa Blume
- Cucurbita hispida Thunb.
- Cucurbita littoralis Hassk.
- Cucurbita pruriens Sol. ex G.Forst.
- Cucurbita villosa Blume
- Gymnopetalum septemlobum Miq.
- Lagenaria dasystemon Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual or subshrub.
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Benincasa hispida (commonly known as Ash Gourd or Ash-Pumpkin) is a scrambling annual or shrub within the Cucurbitaceae family. It is found natively in Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Korea, Laos, Marianas, Marquesas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya