Lagenaria siceraria

• Botanical Name : Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
• Synonyms : Lagenaria vulgaris Ser., Cucurbita lagenaria L.
• Common Name : Dudhi, Bottle Gourd
• Plant Family : Cucurbitaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Lagenaria siceraria Plant :

• Habit : An annual monoecious climber with forked tendrils of 2 unequal arms.
• Stem : Hairy-silky, grooved.
• Leaves : 3-5 lobed, base cordate with 5 glands-hairy.
• Flowers :
  • Male flowers axillary and solitary.
  • Calyx campanulate.
  • Petals 5, white, obovate, crumpled.
  • Stamens 5, in 3 bundles.
  • Female flowers solitary and axillary.
  • Calyx and corolla as in male flowers.
  • Ovary inferior, stigmas 3, bilobed.
• Fruit : Pepo of various shapes, fusiform or flask-shaped, seeds white, flat, many.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August-October
• Significance : It is cultivated for its fruits that are used as vegetable.