Tinda

Tinda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Benincasa
Species:	B. fistulosa
Binomial name
	Benincasa fistulosa; (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner (2011)
Synonyms
	Citrullus fistulosus Stocks (1851); Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Duthie & J.B.Fuller (1977); Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus (Stocks) J.L.Stewart (1869); Colocynthis citrullus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Chakrav. (1959); Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo (1944);

Benincasa fistulosa, commonly known as tinda, also called Indian squash, round melon, Indian round gourd, apple gourd or Indian baby pumpkin, is a squash-like cucurbit grown for its immature fruit, a vegetable especially popular in South Asia.