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Last update: 2024-10-26

ໝາກໂຕ່ນ
Winter melon
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn


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Local name:
Lao: ໝາກໂຕນ, ໝາກຟັກ Thai: ຟັກຂຽວ Eng: Winter melon, White gourd, Winter gourd, Ash gourd
Synonyms :
Benincasa cerifera Savi
Benincasa cylindrica Ser.
Benincasa hispida var. hispida
Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua F.C.How
Benincasa pruriens (Parkinson) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
Benincasa pruriens f. hispida (Thunb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
Benincasa vacua (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Cucurbita alba Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Cucurbita farinosa Blume
Cucurbita hispida Thunb.
Cucurbita littoralis Hassk.
Cucurbita pruriens Parkinson
Cucurbita pruriens Seem.
Cucurbita vacua F.Muell.
Cucurbita villosa Blume
Gymnopetalum septemlobum Miq.
Lagenaria leucantha var. clavata Makino
Lagenaria leucantha var. hispida (Thunb.) Nakai
Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida (Thunb.) H.Hara
Lagenaria vulgaris var. hispida (Thunb.) Nakai
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
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Description:
Ecology
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IUCN status :
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Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
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Domestication:
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Value chains:
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Nutrition
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Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Medthai. 2017. ຟັກຂຽວ ສັບພະຄຸນ ແລະ ປະໂຫຍດຂອງຟັກຂຽວ 53ຂໍ້.
CHURIYAH, LATIFAH KOSIM DARUSMAN. 2009. SHORT COMMUNICATION. Bioactive Proteins from Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. HAYATI Journal of Biosciences. p 161-164. Vol. 16, No. 4. ISSN: 1978-3019.
ZULFKAR LATIEF QADRIE, NAJAT TAYEB HAWISA, MOHD.WAJID ALI KHAN, MOSES SAMUEL, R ANANDAN. 2009. ANTINOCICEPTIVE AND ANTI-PYRETIC ACTIVITY OF BENINCASA HISPIDA (THUNB.) COGN. IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol.22, No.3. p.287-290.
Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini, Farooq Anwar, Azizah Abdul Hamid, Nazamid Saari. 2011. Kundur [Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.]: A potential source for valuable nutrientsand functional foods. Food Research International. Page, 2368–2376.
Veerendra K. Verma, T. K. Behera. 2007. Heterosis studies in ash gourd [Benincasa hispida (Thunb) Cogn.] for yield andrelated traits. Journal of Tropical Agriculture 45 (1-2): 51–54.
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