Dear friends, Please validate this plant for *Cucurbita moschata*. Got a strong feeling it could be *C. moschata* based on Gurcharan ji's simple keys to differentiate main species of *Cucurbita*. *Place*: outskirts of Vaghbil (about 50 ft asl), Thane, Maharashtra. *Time*: October 30 AND December 7, 2010 *Habit*: creeper, climber, *Habitat*: growing untended near a village house.
[image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5241237901%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfbcxztmBytrxGNcjIYQnQIUBCiTg> *December 7, 2010* [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?] *December 7, 2010* ... CROPPED VERSION ... more views of same plant *(October 30, 2010)*: [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132177703%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKI-CckHVb4Lwr2rtscq8Rdl9VZQ> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132184265%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdKW53aBh0G4Fh3v6TSf4bljBzqGg> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132190777%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfKD7JepC5b3Gmzd9ZoXA_Rfz1uIw> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132819732%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcqESOemM0PRjG8JxpJV7zCuYTvCA> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132761224%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdj0HQo0je4_AXeD7M5DB_FF32ICw> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132812146%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcRVno8VR9EhvgqOINE4qqy90WzpQ> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132168765%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze3TZtLWD6sXHkgFrX3nTtO2rrJtw> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132851842%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfZL9QiNZQ8pFB25AMcc_WxhtoLvQ> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132817926%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcHAKE4Uju6v4YFaAMYX_z8vlKtfQ> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132806178%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdaP55oclQwkaaRQufKHouTs746IA> [image: Cucurbita ¿ moschata ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5132825618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzczmGLjk-qRu5FRFbigcNGXIIz7-w> Regards. Dinesh
