‘Cucurbita moschata’ - Pumpkin flower !!! ~ வாசலிலே பூசணிப்பூ * வச்சிப்புட்டா வச்சிப்புட்டா

The name – ‘Cucurbita moschata’ may not exactly strike any chord !!  It  is an annual dicotyledonous vegetable, with creeping or climbing stems (growing up to 5 m) bearing tendrils. The stems are strong, cylindrical or pentangular, with petioles measuring 12–30 cm. The stems and leaves are mildly hairy. The leaves are circular, kidney-shaped, heart-shaped, or triangular, often deeply indented at the base, weakly lobed, wavy and toothed, more or less white spotted, up to 20 cm long and 30 cm wide. The flowers are large, yellow, bell-shaped, five-lobed, and up to 12 cm long.   .. … Guess what ??

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