PLANTS Profile for Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd)

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PLANTS Profile

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
bottle gourd

Symbol:

LASI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

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Synonyms:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

	CULA2	Cucurbita lagenaria L.
	CUSI	Cucurbita siceraria Molina
	LALE5	Lagenaria leucantha Rusby
	LAVU2	Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.

Distribution:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 1 species in Lagenaria or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Lagenaria siceraria ssp. asiatica

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Lagenaria Ser. – lagenaria
Species	Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. – bottle gourd

Introduced Information:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22386.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 09:07 PM MDT