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Lagenaria sphaerica

Lagenaria sphaerica
Common names: wild calabash (Eng.); wildekalbas (Afr.); iselwa-makhosi, uselwa (Zulu)
Family: Cucurbitaceae

... also by moths, as the flowers open in the evenings.   Lagenaria This species is not discussed in any of the ... or other support to climb into or lean on. The genus name Lagenaria comes from lagena, the Latin name for a Florence ... 75 species of this family in southern Africa. The genus Lagenaria contains six species, probably all Old World and ...

01 / 11 / 2004 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Lagenaria siceraria

Lagenaria siceraria
Common names: bottle gourd, calabash (Eng.); kalbas (Afr.); moraka (North Sotho); segwana (Tswana); iselwa (Xhosa, Zulu)
Family: Cucurbitaceae

... and about 3 to 4 female flowers occur on a single plant. Lagenaria The calabash can be grown from seed in frost-free ... the maturing fruit might need some support. The genus name Lagenaria comes from lagena, the Latin name for a Florence ... 75 species of this family in southern Africa. The genus Lagenaria contains six species, probably all originally Old ...

06 / 06 / 2005 | M Welman | National Herbarium Pretoria
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