Snake Gourd

Pumpkin Tree

About Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree

Snake Gourd

Pumpkin Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Middle Africa

Types

Solanum integrifolium

Number of Varieties

-18

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Moist Soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-73-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

imparipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Birds

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Trichosanthes cucumerina

SOLANUM integrifolium

Common Name

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

In Hindi

चिचिण्डा

कद्दू पेड़

In German

Schlangenhaargurke

Kürbis-Baum

In French

Trichosanthes cucumerina

arbre de citrouille

In Spanish

snake gourd

árbol de calabaza

In Greek

φίδι κολοκύθα

δέντρο κολοκύθας

In Portuguese

snake gourd

árvore abóbora

In Polish

Gurdlina ogórkowata

drzewa dyni

In Latin

snake gourd

PEPO ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Scrophulariales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Oleaceae

Genus

Coccinia

Fraxinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

271

1 27800

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Properties of Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree? We provide you with everything About Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree. Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns and Pumpkin Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Snake Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage and Pumpkin Tree has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage. 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 Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree

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

Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Snake Gourd and Pumpkin Tree

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