Taxonomy Profile: Benincasa hispida (Thunb Cogn)

Benincasa hispida: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Benincasa cerifera
Savi
Common Name(s):
waxgourd []
winter melon []
white gourd []
ash gourd []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Benincasa hispida: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Cucurbitales
Family : Cucurbitaceae
gourds |
squashes |
citrouilles |
gourdes |
Genus : Benincasa
Species : Benincasa hispida
waxgourd |
winter melon |
white gourd |
ash gourd |
Benincasa hispida Direct Children(s):
Benincasa hispida: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Benincasa hispida
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Benincasa hispida
Source:
eFloras: Flora of China, 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org
Reference for:
Benincasa hispida
Source:
Cucurbitaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-08-18
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Benincasa hispida
Publication(s):
Benincasa hispida: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Benincasa hispida: Comments