Other names: Edible bottle gourd, calabash, edible calabash Gourd, Long Fruited Gourd, Cucuzzi, Zuzza, Zuzza Melon, Guava bean, Opo, Yugao (Japanese), Long Melon, Long Squash, Po Gua, Bu Gua, Poo Gua, Pul Qua, Peou Qwa, kwa kwa, Hu Gua, Hu Lu Gua, Hu Lou Gua (Chinese), upo (Filipino), bau (Vietnamese), dudhi, lauki (Indian)

Optimum germination temperature: 30-32°C

Indian Long F1: a long-type hybrid. 60 days. Green cylindrical fruits are 40~45 cm long.

Short Bottle F1: Plants are very early, vigorous, prolific. Resistant to virus and tolerant to powdery and downy mildew. Fruit is cylindrical, about 18cm, weighing up to 1.0 kg. 

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Nan F1: Early maturity. The fruits are 25-30 cm long and 5cm wide with green skin. Productive.