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1467:iNaturalist
1289:Wikispecies
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733:(ಪಟ್ಲ ಕಾಯ್)
721:paḍavalanga
693:(புடலங்காய)
673:(ଛଚିନ୍ଦ୍ରା)
671:chhachindra
493:Description
476:(L.) Haines
462:conspecific
441:, parts of
354:snake gourd
319:subtropical
275:(L.) Haines
215:(L.) Kuntze
100:Angiosperms
18:Snake Gourd
1642:Categories
1568:Plant List
1102:2023-07-12
1014:References
713:(పొట్లకాయ)
703:(ಪಡವಲಕಾಯಿ)
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691:puḍalangai
683:(ধুন্দুলি)
663:(চিচিঙ্গা)
633:(चिचिन्नो)
613:(चचेंण्डा)
603:(ਗਲਾ ਤੋਰੀ)
576:South Asia
565:South Asia
528:T. ovigera
510:monoecious
486:cucumerina
458:T. anguina
391:Bangladesh
1433:200022762
1407:200022762
1389:FloraBase
1072:Cucurbits
1004:Lagenaria
809:fimbriate
741:lin manbi
731:paṭla kay
723:(പടവലങ്ങ)
717:Malayalam
711:poṭlakaya
661:chichinga
653:(पोड्डळे)
631:chichinno
623:(પંડોળું)
611:chachenḍa
601:gala tori
591:chichinḍa
587:chechenḍa
536:T. pilosa
435:Australia
407:Indonesia
403:Sri Lanka
362:chichinda
342:vegetable
164:Species:
70:Kingdom:
1607:Tropicos
1498:10766208
1485:294175-1
1280:Q1323731
1274:Wikidata
1210:Archived
896:See also
764:tendrils
681:dhunduli
677:Assamese
621:panḍoḷnu
617:Gujarati
607:Garhwali
561:calabash
559:and the
547:Culinary
514:tendrils
411:Malaysia
399:Pakistan
315:tropical
203:Synonyms
142:Family:
113:Eudicots
1612:9201112
1532:NTFlora
1446:2874605
1350:Ecocrop
1051:anguina
811:petals.
778:Gallery
751:pathola
747:Sinhala
697:Kannada
657:Bengali
651:poḍḍaḷe
647:Konkani
637:Marathi
597:Punjabi
473:anguina
439:Florida
427:Guangxi
415:Myanmar
330:anguina
272:anguina
263:J.Jacq.
223:(L.) L.
152:Genus:
132:Order:
74:Plantae
1581:PLANTS
1560:535813
1544:NZOR:
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1472:346340
1368:595306
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989:, and
970:, and
951:, and
772:greens
768:leaves
760:shoots
753:(පතෝල)
737:Meitei
707:Telugu
643:(पडवळ)
641:paḍwaḷ
627:Nepali
447:Indian
443:Africa
431:Yunnan
365:padwal
350:tomato
346:Africa
126:Rosids
1586:TRCU3
1524:50543
1493:IRMNG
1459:40106
1415:FoAO2
1381:TTHCU
1342:58JLJ
1329:96257
1316:25968
1049:var.
935:Notes
687:Tamil
583:Hindi
557:luffa
508:is a
484:var.
471:var.
423:China
419:Burma
395:Nepal
387:India
379:South
336:. In
334:fruit
328:var.
313:is a
283:Kundu
270:var.
255:Kundu
239:Domin
120:Clade
107:Clade
94:Clade
81:Clade
1594:POWO
1537:1487
1519:NCBI
1506:ITIS
1480:IPNI
1454:GRIN
1441:GBIF
1394:7381
1376:EPPO
1355:2100
1324:APNI
1306:4190
766:and
727:Tulu
667:Odia
567:and
542:Uses
449:and
429:and
381:and
367:and
338:Asia
322:vine
291:Miq.
1620:WFO
1428:FoC
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