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Cucurbitaceae

Tinda

Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner

Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Benincasa

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Tinda: Tinda ( Praecitrullus fistulosus ), an Indian vegetable
Photo: Tomaszrp, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (16)
arz
ناسور بريسيترولوس
Cebuano
Tinda
Chinese
空心瓜, 带芒水虻属
English
Tinda
French
Tinda
Hindi
टिण्डा
lah
ٹینڈا
Marathi
ढेमसे
Persian
کدو هندی
Polish
Tinda
Portuguese
Praecitrullus
Punjabi
ਟੀਂਡਾ
Sindhi
ميھو
Swedish
Tinda
Telugu
చిన్న గుమ్మడికాయ్
war
Tinda

Synonyms

  • Citrullus fistulosus Stocks
  • Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus Steward
  • Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus (Stocks) Duthie & Fuller
  • Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus (Stocks) J.L.Stewart
  • Colocynthis citrullus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Chakrav.
  • Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.