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This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
The Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species [3] in 101 genera. [4] Those of most agricultural, commercial or nutritional value to humans include: [ citation needed ]
Lagenaria is a genus of gourd-bearing vines in the squash family (Cucurbitaceae). Lagenaria contains six species, all of which are indigenous to tropical Africa. [1] The best-known species, the calabash or bottle gourd, L. siceraria, has been domesticated by humans, and has spread beyond Africa.
The main plants referred to as gourds include several species from the genus Cucurbita (mostly native to North America, including the Malabar gourd and turban squash), Crescentia cujete (the tree gourd or calabash tree, native to the American tropics) and Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd, thought to be originally from Africa but present ...
It is a dicotyledonous plant with simple leaves, which are alternate or in fascicles (clusters) on short shoots. [3] It is naturalized in India. [4] The tree shares its common name with that of the vine calabash, or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). [2] In Cuba, this tree is known to grow in both disturbed habitat and areas of poor drainage.
These plants produce large white flowers which attract many insects. The melon gourd is green and flecked with white. In Tanzania , only the male flowers produce nectar , which is fed on by the Eastern Olive Sunbird , but the actual pollinators are carpenter bees in the genus Xylocopa ; female individuals mimic the males but are nectarless.
Bottle gourd curry. The bottle gourd has been recovered from archaeological contexts in China and Japan dating to c. 8,000–9,000 BP, [12] whereas in Africa, despite decades of high-quality archaeobotanical research, the earliest record of its occurrence remains the 1884 report of a bottle gourd being recovered from a 12th Dynasty tomb at ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Cucumber, gourd, and squash names by various Indian languages; Hindi English ... Bottle Gourd/ Calabash: