Lagenaria

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Lagenaria
The Calabash (L. siceraria) belongs to the Lagenaria genus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae Tribe: Benincaseae Subtribe: Benincasinae Genus: Lagenaria
Species
Lagenaria abyssinica Lagenaria breviflora Lagenaria guineensis Lagenaria rufa Lagenaria siceraria Lagenaria sphaerica Lagenaria vulgaris

Lagenaria is a genus of gourd bearing vines from the family Cucurbitaceae, also known as the "Squash" family. It contains at least seven species, one of which is known as the Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria). Its species fruit can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle or utensil.

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• Pollinators and biological diversity: the case of the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) in Kenya.