Tinda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Benincaseae |
| Genus: | Praecitrullus Pangalo |
| Species: | P. fistulosus
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| Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo
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Praecitrullus fistulosus, commonly known as Tinda, also called Indian squash, round melon,. It is the only member of the genus Praecitrullus.
Description and use in cooking
The plant is as with all cucurbits, a prolific vine, and is grown as an
This unique squash-like gourd is native to India, very popular in Indian and Pakistani cooking with curry and many gourmet dishes. Green colored, apple-sized fruits are flattish round in shape and 50–60 grams in weight. Plants are vigorous, productive and begin to bear fruits in 70 days after planting.
Variant names
Tinda is also called "ऐभी" and "हस्तिघोषालताफलम्"[2] in Sanskrit . It's called "tindsi" in Rajasthan. In Marathi, it is called dhemase ढेमसे. in Hindi and Marathi also called "dilpasand" In Sindhi language, it is called meha (Sindhi: ميها).
Similarly-named plants
Tinda can be confused with and most North Indian languages is "Indian baby pumpkin".
Production
Global production of the tinda fruit was estimated to be about 1.3 million metric tons in 2013. India is the largest producer of tinda, followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh. Other major producing countries include China, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. [3]
References
- ^ "Newly Notified Varieties of Seeds". Seednet.gov.in. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "शब्दकल्पद्रुमः/ए - विकिस्रोतः". sa.wikisource.org (in Sanskrit). Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
- ^ "Tinda fruit global production". husfarm.com.
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