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[[File:Benincasa hispida compose.jpg|thumb|right|''Winter melon'']]
It is the only member of the genus Benincasa. The fruit is fuzzy when young. The immature melon has thick white flesh that is sweet when eaten. By maturity, the fruit loses its hairs and develops a waxy coating, giving rise to the name wax gourd, and providing a long shelf life. The melon may grow as large as 80 cm in length. Although the fruit is referred to as a "melon," the fully grown crop is not sweet. Native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, the winter melon is widely grown throughout Asia.<ref name="int2"/>
== Uses =={{Uses|summer fevers}}, {{Uses|painful wounds}}, {{Uses|vaginal discharges}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|intestinal abscesses}}, {{Uses|excessive thirst}}, {{Uses|epilepsy}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|nervous diseases}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}. ==Chemical Composition==Vitamins - A: 0mg; Thiamine (B1): 4mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0.11mg; Niacin: 0.4mg; B6: 0mg; C: 13mg;<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Boodagumbala, Boodu gumbala|ml=Kumbalanga|sa=Kushmanda|ta=Neer poosanikai, Pooshnikai|te=|hi=Pethaa|en=Ash gourd, Ash pumpkin}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Annual Climber}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|roundish|White gourd is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|5-15 cm long|Yellow|5-20|densely hairy, lobes lanceolate, acute, 6-12 mm long. Petals spreading, blunt, but ending in a short point}}
==Common name=Other features===
==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Benincasa hispida is a plant of the tropics, and is also cultivated in the subtropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Benincasa+hispida "plants for future"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.plantnamesflowersofindia.unimelb.edu.aunet/catalog/Sortingslides/BenincasaWhite%20Gourd.html "Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Databaseflowers of india".]</ref> <ref name="int2How to plant/cultivate">[http://wwwtropical.missouribotanicalgardentheferns.org/PlantFinderinfo/PlantFinderDetailsviewtropical.aspxphp?kempercodeid=e457Benincasa+hispida "practical palnts"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e457]* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/kushmanda-benincasa-hispida]* [http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/benincasa-hispida.htm]*[https://enwww.wikipediabritannica.orgcom/wikiplant/Winter_melon Winter melonwax-gourd]
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