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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria var. siceraria
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A plant in the gourd family, a variety of bottle gourd. Also called 'hisago' or 'fukube'. The distinctive waisted fruit is dried and processed into containers and musical instruments. One of the oldest cultivated plants, grown worldwide since antiquity. Featured in many Japanese proverbs.
Identification Points
- βClimbing vine with large heart-shaped leaves
- βWhite 5-petaled flowers that open in the evening
- βFruit with characteristic waisted shape
Habitat
Cultivated (fields, home gardens, ornamental)
Season
July to September (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Petal count
5 petals
Flower color
White
Flowering season
Summer
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγ¦γͺη§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (about 80β70 million years ago)
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