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Calabash (/ ˈ k æ l ə b æ ʃ /; [2] Lagenaria siceraria), also known as bottle gourd, [3] white-flowered gourd, [4] long melon, birdhouse gourd, [5] New Guinea bean, New Guinea butter bean, Tasmania bean, [6] and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit.
Lagenaria breviflora is a species of flowering plant. It is a climbing vine that is found across Central Africa, ... It grows vine branches up to 6 meters long. It ...
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.
Where the plant is native, the leaves and immature fruit are used as vegetables; the mature fruit is both unpalatable and poisonous. Various parts of the plant, including the roots, are used medicinally. Apart from consumption, the fruit are also used a soap substitute, for rodenticide and insecticide, and by children as balls. The vine is also ...
Lagenaria guineensis is a species of flowering plant. It is a climbing vine that is found in tropical West Africa and the Congo Basin. [3] It forms oblong, green fruits with whitish spots across the surface. [4] The fruits are similar to those of other members of the Lagenaria genus. [2]
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Lagenaria abyssinica is a species of cucurbit plant. It is a climbing vine. The stem and branches are covered in hair-like spines. It ranges from Africa to Asia.
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