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Benincasa hispida  (Thunb.) Cogn.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 505894

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Benincasa cerifera Savi
 
  Common Name(s): waxgourd [English]
 
    winter melon [English]
 
    white gourd [English]
 
    ash gourd [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderCucurbitales   
                            FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes  
                               GenusBenincasa Savi  
                                  SpeciesBenincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – waxgourd, winter melon, white gourd, ash gourd  
       

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  Source: Cucurbitaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Benincasa hispida   
       
  Source: eFloras: Flora of China, 2011, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org   
  Reference for: Benincasa hispida   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Benincasa hispida   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Benincasa hispida   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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