Bottle gourd dried shells
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The genus Lagenaria includes several species, such as the calabash (Lagenaria siceraria). Fruits of Lagenaria are either used as vegetables, when harvested young, or as utensils (bottles) when harvested mature. The name ‘bottle gourd’ is also used for some other crops.
Names
Scientific
Lagenaria siceraria
English
Bottle gourd
Calabash
Dutch
Fleskalebas
Spanish
Calabaza de peregrino
Jicaro
Porongo
French
Calebasse
German
Flaschenkürbis
Taxonomy
Genus
Lagenaria
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Order
Cucurbitales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Fruit vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops
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Bottle gourd dried shells
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Bottle gourd dried shells
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Bottle gourd immature seed
Buton Island Indonesia
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Bottle gourd marketed
Buton Island Indonesia
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Bottle gourd edible fruits marketed
Buton Island Indonesia
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