Lagenaria siceraria subsp. siceraria

[F I]
Synonyms: Cucurbita lagenaria Linnaeus Lagenaria leucantha Rusby L. vulgaris Seringe
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 46. Mentioned on page 45.
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Stems 1–5 m, rooting at nodes. Leaves: petiole 3–10(–16) cm; blade 3–25(–40) × 4–25(–40) cm, lobes obscure, rounded, apex apiculate. Inflorescences: pistillate peduncles 6–10 cm. Flowers: petal apex apiculate, corolla cream to white with darker veins, pale yellow at base. Pepos 10–50 cm (to 200 cm in some cultivated forms), [exocarp woody]. Seeds slightly tapered, slightly 2-horned on shoulders, with 2 flat facial ridges, 12–22 mm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Gardens, trash heaps, fields, woods edges, railroad banks, roadsides, ditch banks, stream banks, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, abandoned plantings
Elevation: 20–900 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ky., La., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.Y., N.C., Okla., Pa., S.C., Tex., Va., Asia, Africa, introduced also in West Indies, South America, Europe, Australia.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Guy L. Nesom +
Cucurbita siceraria +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ky. +, La. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Asia +, Africa +, introduced also in West Indies +, South America +, Europe +  and Australia. +
20–900 m +
Gardens, trash heaps, fields, woods edges, railroad banks, roadsides, ditch banks, stream banks, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, abandoned plantings +
Flowering Aug–Oct. +
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
Cucurbita lagenaria +, Lagenaria leucantha +  and L. vulgaris +
Lagenaria siceraria subsp. siceraria +
Lagenaria siceraria +
subspecies +