*Cucurbita ficifolia* Bouché, Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 12:205. 1837
Common names: Malabar gourd, fig-leaf gourd; Chilacayota (Spanish) Long spreading perennial with orbicular-ovate to nearly reniform leaves, lobed with obtuse sinuses or merely sinuate; corolla large, spreading; fruit oblong to spherical, up to 30 cm long, green with white stripes, flesh white; seeds black. Often sold in California stores under the name Chilacayota . <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rNyUPPxBHf8/T3wNn2XCPnI/AAAAAAAAAu0/KcwXJuMXTrA/s1600/Cucurbita-ficifolia-Chilacayota-DSC01109-California-1.jpg> Cucurbita-ficifolia-Chilacayota-DSC01109-California-1 <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Rl2UcQDAd4o/T3wOAcZ3nrI/AAAAAAAAAvA/N1Wa_QayIdg/s1600/Cucurbita-ficifolia-Chilacayota-b-DSC01110-California-2.jpg> Cucurbita-ficifolia-Chilacayota-b-DSC01110-California-2 <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-z83kAYIYWmQ/T3wOPU7KbHI/AAAAAAAAAvM/zFLEQJXnCvg/s1600/Cucurbita-ficifolia-California-3.jpg> Cucurbita-ficifolia-Chilacayota-California-3 Gurcharan Singh
