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.