*Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley ssp. siceraria . Common name: Bottle Gourd, Calabash Gourd. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, rare as a volunteer from seed the following year. Distribution: Native of subsaharan Africa. One of the oldest cultivated plants.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, NS; Cucurbita siceraria Molina = n/a — C, Pa, Tat; < Cucurbita lagenaria L. — S; < Lagenaria leucantha Rusby — G; < Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. — Fl2, Il, K4, Meso4.1, NcTx, NE, POWO, Tx, Nesom (2011b); < Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. — F, RAB. Basionym: Cucurbita siceraria Molina 1782
Links to other floras: = Lagenaria siceraria ssp. siceraria - FNA6
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native range: eastern & southern Africa
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