What is this gourd-like vegetable?
I don't know the name of the fruit in English and hence I'm attaching the figure if it.
I don't know the exact name of the vegetable. But I'm guessing the following names: sponge gourd, luffa cylindrica, luffa.
What is the exact name of the fruit?
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Going by your guesses, I found the following names on Wikipedia (all for the same plant): sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber, Vietnamese luffa, dishrag gourd, rag gourd, vegetable-sponge or smooth luffa. Its Latin names are Cucurbita luffa, Luffa cylindrica, Luffa aegyptica, Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa pentandra, Momordica cylindrica. or Momordica luffa.
I am not completely sure if the plant in the photo is the plant on the Wikipedia page. However, the Wiki has a translations in many different languages, so perhaps you can look for one in a language in which you know the plant's name?
Edit: Given your updated tag of Indian, I should point out there are Wikipedia pages for the vegetable I linked to in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil as well as 28 more languages.
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Gourd is occasionally used to describe crop plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, like pumpkins, cucumbers, squash, luffa, and melons. More specifically, gourd refers to the fruits of plants in the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita, or also to their hollow, dried-out shell.How many types of vegetable gourds are there?
There are three types of gourds that are generally grown by gardeners-ornamental, utilitarian, and vegetable gourds.What are the three types of gourds?
Here are different types of gourds in India.- Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria) ...
- Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia) ...
- Sponge Gourd (Luffa Cylindrica) ...
- Ridge Gourd (Luffa Acutangula) ...
- Pointed Gourd (Trichosanthes Dioica) ...
- Snake Gourd (Trichosanthes Cucumerina) ...
- Ash Gourd (Benincasa Hispida) ...
- Ivy Gourd (Coccinia Grandis)
What vegetables belongs to the gourd family?
The Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae) Including squash, pumpkin, cucumber, gourd, watermelon, and cantaloupe. Overview-These are a group of ornamental trailing or climbing plants. They are sometimes called the "vine vegetables". Gourds are vegetables that are high in vitamin A and tasty to eat in many different ways.What type of gourds are there?
Speckled swan gourds, bottle gourds, dipper gourds, penguin or powderhorn gourds, and even one called caveman's club are all Lagenarias. Hard-shelled gourds will last for several years and have been grown for over five thousand years for use as containers and utensils, and the immature gourds are edible.Different Types of Gourd Vegetables in India | Bottle, Bitter, Ridge, Sponge, Snake, Ash, Ivy, Spine
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