Safed Kaddu / Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat & more
How to identify Safed Kaddu
Identify Safed Kaddu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cucurbitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Safed Kaddu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita pepo
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The leaves have three to five lobes and are 20–35 centimetres (8–14 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Safed Kaddu itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Safed Kaddu itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सफ़ेद कद्दू Safed kaddu, कुमढ़ा Kumrha
- Manipuri
- ꯃꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟ মাঈৰেন Mairen
- Marathi
- भोपळा Bhopala
- Tamil
- பரங்கி Parangi
- Malayalam
- Kumpalam, Kumpalanna
- Telugu
- Budade gummadi, Budide-gummadi
- Kannada
- Bude-kumbala-kayi, Bileegumbala, Boodugumbala
- Bengali
- Safed kaddu, Lanka
- Sanskrit
- Karkaru, Kurkaru, Kurlaru, Kushmanda
- Odia
- କଖାରୁ Kakharu
- Assamese
- ৰঙালাও Rangalao
About Safed Kaddu
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and 10 other states.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
In culture
It turns up in ritual and festival use.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Safed Kaddu belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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