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Accession Data:

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

  • Common Name: Bushel Gourd, Calabash
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Zimbabwe

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600154
  • Source: M. Opel
  • Accession Date: 10-25-2016
  • Bench: 5000 - Garden - TBD
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-13-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosids I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Benincaseae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
  • Domesticated Plants of Austronesia
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Zimbabwe

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
  2. Lagenaria siceraria at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

data regenerated on Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:21:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily
Tribe Benincaseae

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Subfamily
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Subfamily
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Subfamily Cucurbitoideae
Tribe Melothrieae

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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