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siceraria
Updated 12/19/2012
Family
Cucurbitaceae
HAWAII - POLYNESIAN
INTRODUCTION
Lagenaria siceraria
BOTTLE or CALABASH GOURD, LONG SQUASH IPU
HYOTAN
Vine cultivated for large fruit harvested young as vegetable or
allowed to ripen into hard-shelled gourd made into calabashes &
musical implements. One of the earliest plants known to be in
cultivation throughout the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash
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