Benincasa pruriens f. pruriens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Benincasa
Species: Benincasa pruriens
Forma: Benincasa pruriens f. pruriens

Name

Benincasa pruriens f. pruriens, autonym

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Benincasa hispida var. pruriens (Parkinson) Whistler, Pacific Science 44(2):119. 1990.
  • Cucurbita pruriens Parkinson, J. Voy. South Seas 44. 1773.
• Heterotypic
  • Benincasa cerifera Savi, Bibliot. Ital. (Milan) 9: 158. 1818.
  • Cucurbita cerifera Fisch. ex Savi, Bibliot. Ital. (Milan) 9: 158. 1818, nom. inval.

References

• de Wilde, W.J.J.O. & Duyfjes, B.E.E. 2008. Reinwardtia 12(4): 268.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
• About the original names of Polynesian gourds

Vernacular names

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