Malabar gourd

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Name Variations

 * Thai marrow
 * fig-leaved gourd
 * chilacayote
 * pie melon

About Malabar gourd
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Cucurbita ficifolia is an annual vine or trailing plant grown at high altitudes for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. English names for the plant include chilacayote, fig-leaved gourd, malabar gourd, Thai marrow, and pie melon. It shows considerable biochemical difference from the other members of its genus, and does not hybridize readily with them.