Lagenaria ( lat. Lagenaria ) is a genus of plants of the Pumpkin family, which includes at least 7 species of herbaceous vines, distributed mostly in the tropical regions of the planet.
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Common Lagenaria ( Lagenaria siceraria ) |
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Lagenaria Ser. , 1825 |
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Types of lagenaria - annual creeping vines with a faceted stem up to 15 m long, covered with a cannon. Corrugated pentagonal leaves . The flowers are small white tubular single, with a wheel - shaped rim, located in the axils of the leaves, and flowers open only at night. The fruit is a pumpkin, like other members of the Pumpkin family. The shape of the fetus is different in different species and subspecies of lagenaria. There are fruits of elongated, round, pear-shaped, bottle-shaped and many other forms.
Unripe fruits that have friable flesh and have a slightly bitter spicy taste are eaten. When ripe, the flesh gradually dries up, and the shell, consisting of woody elements and containing stony cells , becomes strong and waterproof. Due to the latter properties, the ripe fruit is used by the people of Africa , South and Central Asia, Latin America and the Pacific Islands for the manufacture of pipes , utensils, musical instruments and toys. The long flexible stems of the lagenaria go to the manufacture of wickerwork. From the seeds get oil used for food purposes.
According to the database of The Plant List , the genus includes 6 species [2]
- Lagenaria abyssinica
- Lagenaria breviflora
- Lagenaria guineensis
- Lagenaria rufa
- Lagenaria siceraria - Lagenaria vulgaris
- Lagenaria sphaerica
- β For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
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