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[[File:Mittha Kaddu (Punjabi- ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ) (5132851842).jpg|thumb|right|''Dangara balli'']] '''Squash''' is an annual climbing plant. That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Tape worm}}, {{Uses|Reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|Kinds of tumours}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|SeedSeeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=Kumpalam|sa=|ta=Pucani|te=Gummadi|hi=Halwa kaddu|pa=Halwa kaddu|en=Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut Squash}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|pale Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|seeds Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
===Other features===
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001 ayote.jpg
Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpg
Calabasa vine.jpg
Calabazas del centro de Argentina - pedúnculos de Cucurbita argyrosperma "Calabaza" y C. moschata "Anco", según Millán 1968.svg
Calabazas del centro de Argentina 1 - Cucurbita moschata "Anco" pedúnculo, según Millán 1968.svg
Chosun squash.jpg
Close up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).jpg
Courge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
Courge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
Courge.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.ncbinic.nlm.nih.govin/pmcPDFs/articles/PMC3296918/ "chemical compositions and nutritive values"Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cucurbita-moschata Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
