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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn= kumbala Kumbala kaayi, see See gumbala|ml=chakkerakumpalanChakkerakumpalan, mattanMattan, mattangaMattanga|sa=dadhiphalaDadhiphala, kushmandaKushmanda, peetaphalaPeetaphala, pitakushmandaPitakushmanda, punyalathaPunyalatha|ta=carkkaraipparankiCarkkaraipparanki, parangi Parangi kayi, pushiniPushini, pushinikPushinik-kay|te=gummadi kaayaGummadi Kaaya, tiyya Tiyya gummadi|hi=kadduKaddu, meetha Meetha kaddu|en=Pumpkin, Winter squash}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate| Leaves 7-18 x 7-25 cm, orbicular or more or less reniform, entire or emarginate, 5-angled or lobed; petiole to 15 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|axillaryAxillary, solitary|Yellow|3|axillaryAxillary, solitary, large. Male flower: calyx-tube 5-8 mm long, campanulate, lobes 5, linear. Corolla 5-7 cm long, campanulate, yellow, lobes 5, apically recurved. Stamens 3; filaments 5-7 mm long; anthers linear, one 1-celled, others 2-celled. Female flower: Ovary oblong.}
===Fruit===
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucurbita+maximaCucurbita maxima on theferns.info] * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303702518_Cucurbita_maxima_Duch_as_a_medicinal_plantCucurbita maxima on researchgate.net]* [https://www.botanical-online.com/medicinalscucurbitapepoangles.htmCucurbita maxima on botanical-online.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
