Lagenaria

Lagenaria
The Calabash (L. siceraria) belongs to the Lagenaria genus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Subtribe:	Benincasinae
Genus:	Lagenaria Ser.
Species
Lagenaria abyssinica Lagenaria breviflora Lagenaria guineensis Lagenaria rufa Lagenaria siceraria Lagenaria sphaerica Lagenaria vulgaris
Synonyms
Adenopus Benth. Sphaerosicyos Hook.f.

Lagenaria is a genus of gourd bearing vines from the family Cucurbitaceae, also known as the "Squash" family. It contains at least seven species, one of which is known as the Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria). Its species fruit can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle or utensil.

References and external links

• Pollinators and biological diversity: the case of the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) in Kenya.

External identifiers for Lagenaria
ITIS	22385
NCBI	3667
Also found in: Wikispecies