Benincasa hispida
Bhi Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales

Benincasa hispida

24 2n Chromosomes
Cucurbitaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Cucurbitales Family Cucurbitaceae
Genome & Ploidy
2n
24 chromosomes
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Description
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, dongah or Chinese preserving melon, is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. It is native to South and Southeast Asia. The wax gourd is widely grown throughout Asia, including Java and Japan, the places where it is thought to have originated.
Data source
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Protein sequences
FASTA (.pep) — amino acid sequences for all annotated genes
Gene coordinates
BED format — chromosomal positions for MCScanX input
Coding sequences
FASTA (.cds) — nucleotide CDS for Ka/Ks analysis
Gene type annotations
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Synteny & Collinearity
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Evolutionary Analysis
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