✿Cucurbitaceae · Cucurbita
Winter Squash
Cucurbita maxima
outdoor
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita maxima
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Winter Squash itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பூசணி
- Sinhala
- වට්ටක්කා
About Winter Squash
Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) is a species in the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and 3 other states.
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Winter Squash belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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