Commonly Grown Cucurbits in Bangladesh


English Name
Common name
Scientific name
Origin
Sweet gourd
Misti kumra
Cucurbita maxima
Peru & Mexico
Bottle gourd
Lau
Lagenaria siceraria
Ethiopia
Wax gourd
Chal kumda
Benincasa hispida
South East Asia
Cucumber
Shasa
Cucumis sativus                         
India
Ribbed gourd
Jhingga
Luffa acutagula
India
Sponge gourd
Dhundul
Luffa cylindrica
India
Bitter gourd
Karala
Momordica charantia
Indo-Barma
Teasle gourd
Kakrol
Momordica cochinchinensis
India
Pointed gourd
Patal
Trichosanthes dioica
India
Snake gourd
Chichingga
Trichosanthes anguina
India
Squash
Squash
Cucurbita pepo
-
Muskmelon
Banggi
Cucumis melo
Tropical Africa
Watermelon
Tarmuj
Citrullus lanatus
Tropical Africa


All this crops are cultivated throughout the country. This group of vegetables are propagated mainly from seed. No other effective propagating structures are not used. But in case of Pointed Gourd,  vine cuttings and root suckers are used as propagating structures. 





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