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Lagenaria abyssinica

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) C. Jeffrey

Common Names

• Litangadasi (Kihehe)
• Itangalulu (Kisafwa)

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Chad
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Rwanda
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Forest.

Flowering Times

• May
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun

Herbaceous climber with 5-angled or lobed leaves to 150mm across neartly glabrous above, white pubescent beneath, white flowers with green veins, male inflorescnce 3-5 flowered with small bracteoles, calyx tube to 25mm x 8mm densely woolly with lobes to 6mm, corolla 75mm diameter, red fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA