Fixing species of pumkins is really a tough job, leaves and flowers don't help much (although C. moschata and C. mixta have white bloches on leaves). I think in the ultimate analysis fruit stalk and point of its attachment may help in fixing the exact identity.
http://www.annadana.com/actu/new_news.cgi?id_news=70 -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://www.annadana.com/actu/new_news.cgi?id_news=70> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it is the yellow flesh pumpkin. which would that be sir? I > have a couple of vines of the ash gourd and the yellow fleshed one, > shall just try and send the pictures a little later. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yazdi ji > > Pumpkin it is, but the question is which species: C. maxima, C. moschata, > P. > > mixta, C. filicifolia, C. pepo and even sometimes Benincasa hispida are > all > > known as pumkins. Same is the true for word squash. > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I think it is the pumpkin. I base my opinion on two factors. The last > >> picture has white lines, this normally does not come in ash gourd or > >> the Agra Petha. The 4th picture also indicates it must be the orange > >> coloured pumpkin. In any case, I think we better wait for some experts > >> to express their opinion. > >> Regards > >> Yazdy. > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > Dear Gurcharan Ji > >> > Lets wait for more inputs from members > >> > > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > > >> > Dr Balkar Singh > >> > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > >> > Arya P G College, Panipat > >> > Haryana-132103 > >> > 09416262964 > >> > > > > > > > > > >
