Kukui

Snake Gourd

About Kukui and Snake Gourd

Kukui

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Woodlands

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-125-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

चिचिण्डा

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

snake gourd

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

snake gourd

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Cucurbitales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

5027

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Kukui and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Kukui and Snake Gourd. Kukui doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Kukui does not have fragrant flowers. Kukui has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Kukui and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kukui and Snake Gourd

Season and care of Kukui and Snake Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Kukui and Snake Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kukui season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Snake Gourd season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kukui is Loam, Sand and for Snake Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Kukui is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Snake Gourd is Neutral.

Kukui and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Kukui and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Kukui and Snake Gourd

Care of Kukui and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.