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Lagenaria siceraria in life
In life — Calabash, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Melinda Hoehn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Melinda Hoehn
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Lagenaria siceraria

Calabash

As recorded: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae

Collector number
s.n.
Date
1930
Locality
Africa
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
40 Bishop specimens of Lagenaria siceraria · collected 1912–1991Species page ›

Lagenaria siceraria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 546 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

A3, Toro, Bauchi, NG

(c) Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-09-24

2026-09-24

Weifang, CN-SD, CN

(c) bnh7556, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Karu, Federal Capital Territory, NG

(c) fatimamoh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Kalgo 862104, Kebbi, Nigeria

(c) Atiyyah Nazir Yahaya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

中国辽宁省大连市甘井子区

(c) Yi CHEN, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lagenaria siceraria observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

English Ln, Brantford, ON, CA

(c) Banujah Theivendrarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lagenaria siceraria. BISH 699754. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956165161. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/699754.

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