Benincasa
Genus of flowering plants
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Benincasa hispida plant, flower and immature and mature fruit | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
Tribe: | Benincaseae |
Genus: | Benincasa Savi (1818) |
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Benincasa is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes two species native to Indomalaya and Australasia:
- Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner – tinda
- Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – wax gourd
References
- ^ a b Benincasa Savi. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.