Vegetable gourd, also known as meat gourd and night flower, is called dried gourd in Japan and belongs to Cucurbitaceae, a kind of gourd.

Gourd, Latin scientific name: gourd. It belongs to Cucurbitaceae, Cucurbitaceae. Climbing herbs, soft hair, white flowers in summer and autumn, monoecious. The vines of Cucurbitaceae can reach 15 meters long, and the fruits range from 10 cm to one meter. Gourd likes warm and sheltered environment and needs many places to grow.