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Lagenaria guineensis

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(G. Don) C. Jeffrey

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Sierra Leone
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Secondary vegetation.

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Glabrous herbaceous twining tendril climber with 3-5 lobed leaves 75mm long glabrous both surfaces. Faintly fragrant white flowers in axillary inflorescences with small bracts, calyx tube to 45mm long x 6mm diameter

Further References

• Jstor
• Botanicus
• FOTA
• The Plant List 2