*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/-9OCj12sy0tQ/T3wF2c2k6DI/AAAAAAAAAuc/r6MTED3ZidQ/s1600/Cucurbita-filicifolia-Chilacayota-b-DSC01110-California-2.jpg> Cucurbita-filicifolia-Chilacayota-b-DSC01110-California-2 <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0Frxkp9e3P8/T3wGJuhbQmI/AAAAAAAAAuo/LHeeRMUQ27k/s1600/Cucurbita-filicifolia-Chilacayota-DSC01109-California-1.jpg> Cucurbita-filicifolia-Chilacayota-DSC01109-California-1 Gurcharan Singh
