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Lagenaria sphaerica

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Sonder) Naudin

Common Names

• Sogambwa

Geographical Habitats

• Botswana
• Burundi
• Comoros
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• S. Somalia
• Cape Provinces
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Swamp
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Jul
• Oct
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Dec

Herbaceous tendril vine with glabrous angled grooved stems, coriaceous scabrid leaves 150mm long with 5 toothed lobes, creamy yellow flowers with green stripes, male inflorescence with 2-5 flowers & minute bracts, pubescent lobed calyx tube, corolla 150mm diameter, female flower solitary, green fruits with pale stripes or marbling

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA