Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, dongah or Chinese preserving melon, is a species of gourd.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Winter Melon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Luffa aegyptiaca
- Cucumis sativus
- Cucurbita ficifolia
- Cucurbita melopepo
- Cucurbita pepo
- Lagenaria siceraria
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Benincasa
- Species
- Benincasa hispida
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