Chi qua
Chi qua is the fruit of Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua, a variety of the wax gourd. The fruit is a staple of the Chinese diet.
| Chi qua | |
|---|---|
| Flower of B. hispida v. chieh-qua | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Benincasa |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | B. h. var. chieh-qua |
| Trinomial name | |
| Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua F.C.How, 1954 | |
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