Lagenaria siceraria
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Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
Photo: Doris Robertson
Bulalima-Mangwe District.
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| Synonyms: |
Cucurbita siceraria Molina |
| Common names: | Bottle gourd (English) Calabash (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Possibly introduced |
| Description: |
Robust, annual scrambler or climber with long sprawling stems and bifid tendrils. Large white male flowers open during late afternoon. Similar, large white female flowers open later, during the early evening. A pair of small, lateral glands just above the petiole on the underside of the leaves. |
| Type location: |
Chile |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | Widely cultivated for its gourds but sometimes apparently wild by streams or roadsides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Origins unknown but now pantropical. |
| FZ divisions: | N,GI,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 440. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 91. Reekmans, M. (1983). Cucurbitaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 458. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 53. |
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