Benincasa hispida

Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
CUCURBITACEAE
Benincasa
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Wax Gourd
Herb
Annual
Vascular
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This species was not identified as part of the Alabama flora until recently. Despite the only collection by Mohr in the 1888, the sole specimen (US) remained undetermined for 100 years until 1988 by M. Nee.
Not Native
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Classification
CUCURBITALES
Benincasa
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. - Wax Gourd
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32081452>Benincasa hispida (Thunberg) Cogniaux, Monogr. Phan. 3: 513. 1881.</a>
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1480320>Cucurbita hispida Thunb. 1784.</a>
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Specimens and Distribution

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