1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2 Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
7.2.1 In Hindi
चिचिण्डा
7.2.2 In German
Schlangenhaargurke
7.2.3 In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
7.2.4 In Spanish
snake gourd
7.2.5 In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
snake gourd
7.2.7 In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
7.2.8 In Latin
snake gourd
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
8.6 Genus
Coccinia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species