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Botanical Name / Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Genus: Benincasa

Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Benincasa

Common sinhala name

Puhul

Habit

Creeper

Origin

Exotic - Food crop

Conservation status

N/A

Legal status

N/A

Similar species

All vernacular names

Alu-puhul (S), Ash pumpkin, Wax gourd (E), Puchini (T)

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