Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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8610.000 Lagenaria
Description of the genus
Climbers. Leaves simple; petiole with 2 lateral glands at the apex. Tendrils proximally 2-fid. Flowers white, appearing at night. Male flowers: axillary or in racemes; petals 5, entire; stamens 3. Female flowers: solitary; style 1; stigma 3-lobed. Fruit greenish, indehiscent with a hard shell. Seeds flattened. Worldwide: 6 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar; one widespread in the tropics. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: Lagenaria
Flora of Mozambique: Lagenaria
Flora of Zambia: Lagenaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Lagenaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LagenariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lagenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lagenaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lagenaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Lagenaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lagenaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Lagenaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lagenaria
Plants of the World Online: Lagenaria
Tropicos: Lagenaria
Wikipedia: Lagenaria
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