Benincasa

For the surname, see Benincasa (surname).

Benincasa
Benincasa hispida plant, flower and immature and mature fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Benincaseae
Genus: Benincasa
Savi (1818)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Camolenga Post & Kuntze (1903)
  • Praecitrullus Pangalo (1944)

Benincasa is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes two species native to Indomalaya and Australasia:

  • Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner – tinda
  • Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – wax gourd

References

  1. ^ a b Benincasa Savi. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.