I also think Cucurbita moschata, a larger fruit would confirm.
-- PS: Please bear with missing j in text, culprit keyboard of my make shift laptop Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Cucurbita maxima * Duchesne > > > > - *koo-KER-bih-ta* -- Latin name for the gourd > *MAKS-ih-muh* -- largest > ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > > > [image: Kusmandakah (Sanskrit: > कुष्माण्डकः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3911950595%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfMRIqXxgmvYbAG5Q3IseZ14fgK2A> > Sep 12, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > > > ... to validate ID with reference to Gurcharan ji's post: Identifying > main species of *Cucurbita* at > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/8kbpauG0liU/Vjr4olwcUfcJ > *There may be good chance of this plant being Cucurbita moschata*. > > > *commonly known as*: giant pumpkin, great pumpkin, melon pumpkin, > pumpkin, red gourd, red pumpkin, squash, squash gourd, turks cap gourd, > winter squash • *Assamese*: ৰঙা ranga • *Bengali*: চালকুমড়ো calakumro, > কুষ্মাণ্ড kusmanda • *Gujarati*: લાલ કોળું lal kolu • *Hindi*: लाल कद्दू > lal kaddu, लाल कुम्हड़ा lal qumra, काशीफल kashiphal • *Kannada*: ಕಂದು ಗುಬಳ > kandu gumbala, ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ kumbalakaayi, ಕೂಷ್ಮಾಂಡ kushmaanda • *Kashmiri*: > अल् al, तुम्बी tumbi • *Konkani*: दुद्दे dudde • *Lushai*: lêng-kêl mai • > *Malayalam*: vellarimathan • *Manipuri*: mairel • *Marathi*: लाल भोपळा > lal bhopala, तांबडा भोपळा tambada bhopala • *Mizo*: mai • *Oriya*: kumda, > mai • *Punjabi*: ਹਲਵਾ ਕਦੂੱ halwa kaddu, ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ mittha kaddu • * > Sanskrit*: कुष्माण्डकः kusmandakah, पीतकुष्माण्डः pitakusmandah • *Tamil*: > சர்க்கரைப்பூசணி carkkarai-p-pucani, சீமைப்பூசனி cimai-p-pucani, > பறங்கிக்காய் paranki-k-kay • *Telugu*: గుమ్మడి gummadi > > *Native of*: s South America; widely cultivated > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FGiant%2520Pumpkin.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdENvVgV8OfDA3VZiHT0IuBf0qkCQ>• > Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCucurbita_maxima&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeImlSuWPMVDB6nQLsK0OEaKDR0AQ>• > NPGS > / > GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F12597&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcZ-PK_YZctV3zJe9SYvCNzWijGNw>• > ENVIS > - > FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D697&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeUb-W0bdICrfj7NM7AIk36ZJC1Iw>• > DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> > > > *more views*: > > - Sep 12, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > [image: Lal Kaddu (Hindi: लाल कद्दू > )]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912766750%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfs0N4WXEXU5rQLa7wSCZsn0xuZfg> > [image: > Cimai-p-pucani (Tamil: > சீமைப்பூசனி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3911965125%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfh7YSp9aPkEa_J6SB8u59a-m2Y1A> > [image: > Lal Bhopala (Marathi: लाल > भोपळा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912727494%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtOnf3u4bNPK68Xz-jmaVtE0Imww> > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
