Benincasa

For the surname, see Benincasa (surname).

Benincasa is a genus of flowering plants in the cucumber family, Cucurbitaceae. It includes two species native to Indomalaya and Australasia:

• Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner – tinda
• Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. – wax gourd

Benincasa
Benincasa hispida plant, flower and immature and mature fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Genus:	Benincasa Savi (1818)
Species[1]
Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Synonyms[1]
Camolenga Post & Kuntze (1903) Praecitrullus Pangalo (1944)