Lagenaria siceraria
Birdhouse Gourd, Bottle Gourd
Other regional names: Calabash +4 more
- Calabash
- Calabash Gourd
- Dipper Gourd
- Hercules Club Gourd
- Italian Edible Gourd
Also known as: Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst. ex Guill. +18 more
- Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst. ex Guill.
- Cucumis lagenaria (L.) Dumort.
- Cucumis mairei H.Lév.
- Cucurbita ciceraria Molina
- Cucurbita idolatrica Willd.
- Cucurbita idololatrica Willd.
- Cucurbita lagenaria L.
- Cucurbita lagenaria var. oblonga Blanco
- Cucurbita lagenaria var. villosa Blanco
- Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne
- Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne ex Lam.
- Cucurbita longa W.M.Fletcher
- Cucurbita pepo Vell.
- Cucurbita pyriformis M.Roem.
- Cucurbita siceraria Molina
- Cucurbita vittata Blume
- Lagenaria abyssinica subsp. somaliensis (Chiov.) Cufod.
- Lagenaria abyssinica var. somaliensis (Chiov.) Cufod.
- Lagenaria bicornuta Chakrav.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Lagenaria siceraria (commonly known as Birdhouse Gourd or Bottle Gourd) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil South, Burkina, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malawi, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, New York, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Society Is., South Carolina, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe