Lagenaria

Lagenaria siceraria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Lagenaria
Species: L. abyssinica – L. breviflora – L. guineensis – L. rufa – L. siceraria – L. sphaerica

Name

Lagenaria Ser., Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 3 (1): 25. (1825)

• Type species: Lagenaria vulgaris Ser. (1825) = Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3(3): 435. (1930)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adenopus Benth., Niger Fl. (W.J.Hooker) 372. (1849)
  • Sphaerosicyos Hook. f., Gen. Pl. (Bentham & Hooker f.) 1(3): 824. (1867)
  • Sphaerosicyus Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 528. (1903) orth. var.

References

• Seringe, N.C. 1825. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 3(1): 25, pl. 2.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Lagenaria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Lagenaria. Published online. Accessed: Aug 26 2014.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Lagenaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2014.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Flaschenkürbisse
English: Squash
suomi: Pullokurpitsat
latviešu: pudeļķirbji
svenska: Flaskkurbitssläktet

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