Seed variety
Birdhouse bottle – Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria is an annual cucurbit climber with large white flowers that open at night. Mature fruits develop hard shells that can be dried for decorative objects or vessels. This shell formation distinguishes mature ornamental use from the soft young fruit stage; bottle gourds are not simply miniature pumpkins. The catalogue average is 7 seeds per gram, a useful reference when comparing bulk quantities.
At a glance
Reference BSI-B29860Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Birdhouse bottle
- Seeds per gram
- 7
- Plant height (cm)
- 40
- Life cycle
- annual
Botanical details
- Common names
- bottle gourd
- Synonyms
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- Adenopus abyssinicus var. somaliensis Chiov.
- Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst. ex Guill.
- Cucumis lagenaria (L.) Dumort.
- Cucumis mairei H.Lév.
- Cucurbita ciceraria Molina
- Cucurbita idololatrica Willd.
- Cucurbita lagenaria L.
- Cucurbita lagenaria var. oblonga Blanco
- Cucurbita lagenaria var. villosa Blanco
- Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne
- Cucurbita longa W.M.Fletcher
- Cucurbita pyriformis M.Roem.
- Cucurbita siceraria Molina
- Cucurbita vittata Blume
- Lagenaria bicornuta Chakrav.
- Lagenaria cochinchinensis M.Roem.
- Lagenaria hispida Ser.
- Lagenaria idolatrica (Willd.) Ser.
- Lagenaria lagenaria (L.) Cockerell
- Lagenaria leucantha Rusby
- Lagenaria leucantha var. cougourda (Ser.) Nakai
- Lagenaria leucantha var. depressa (Ser.) Makino
- Lagenaria leucantha var. gourda (Ser.) Makino ex Nakai
- Lagenaria leucantha var. makinoi Nakai
- Lagenaria leucantha var. microcarpa (Tod.) Nakai
- Lagenaria leucantha var. turbinata (Ser.) Nakai
- Lagenaria microcarpa Naudin
- Lagenaria siceraria f. depressa (Ser.) M.Hiroe
- Lagenaria siceraria f. microcarpa (Naudin) M.Hiroe
- Lagenaria siceraria subsp. asiatica (Kobjakova) Heiser
- Lagenaria siceraria var. clavata (Ser.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria siceraria var. cougourda (Ser.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (Ser.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (Ser.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria siceraria var. laevisperma Millán
- Lagenaria siceraria var. microcarpa (Tod.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria siceraria var. turbinata (Ser.) H.Hara
- Lagenaria verrucosa Anon.
- Lagenaria virginalis Mast.
- Lagenaria vittata Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris f. clavata (Ser.) Juel
- Junell & Örtendahl
- Lagenaria vulgaris f. gourda (Ser.) Juel
- Junell & Örtendahl
- Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. afrikana Kobjakova
- Lagenaria vulgaris subsp. asiatica Kobjakova
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. clavata Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. cougourda Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. depressa Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. elongata Tod.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. gourda Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. microcarpa Tod.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. pyriformis Kobjakova
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. turbinata Ser.
- Lagenaria vulgaris var. viscosa Eggers
- Pepo lagenarius Moench
- Trochomeria rehmannii Cogn.
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Lagenaria
- Species
- Lagenaria siceraria