Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusLagenaria
Scientific name with authorshipLagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst.Cucumis bicirrha J.R.Forst. ex Guill.Cucumis lagenaria (L.) Dumort.Cucumis mairei H.Lév.Cucurbita ciceraria MolinaCucurbita idolatrica Willd.Cucurbita idololatrica Willd.Cucurbita lagenaria L.Cucurbita lagenaria var. oblonga BlancoCucurbita lagenaria var. villosa BlancoCucurbita leucantha DuchesneCucurbita leucantha Duchesne ex Lam.Cucurbita longa W.M.FletcherCucurbita pepo Vell.Cucurbita pyriformis M.Roem.Cucurbita siceraria MolinaCucurbita vittata BlumeLagenaria abyssinica subsp. somaliensis (Chiov.) Cufod.Lagenaria abyssinica var. somaliensis (Chiov.) Cufod.Lagenaria bicornuta Chakrav.Lagenaria cochinchinensis M.Roem.Lagenaria hispida Ser.Lagenaria idolatrica (Willd.) Ser.Lagenaria idolatrica (Willd.) Ser. ex Cogn.Lagenaria lagenaria (L.) CockerellLagenaria leucantha (Duchesne ex Lam.) RusbyLagenaria leucantha var. depressa (Ser.) MakinoLagenaria leucantha var. makinoi NakaiLagenaria leucantha var. microcarpa (Naudin) NakaiLagenaria microcarpa NaudinLagenaria siceraria f. depressa (Ser.) HiroëLagenaria siceraria f. microcarpa (Naudin) M.HiroeLagenaria siceraria subsp. asiatica (Kobjakova) HeiserLagenaria siceraria var. depressa (Ser.) H.HaraLagenaria siceraria var. gourda (Ser.) H.HaraLagenaria siceraria var. laevisperma MillánLagenaria siceraria var. microcarpa (Naudin) H.HaraLagenaria siceraria var. sicerariaLagenaria verrucosa Anon.Lagenaria virginalis Anon.Lagenaria vittata Ser.Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.Lagenaria vulgaris f. clavata (Ser.) Juel, Junell & ÖrtendahlLagenaria vulgaris f. gourda (Ser.) Juel, Junell & ÖrtendahlLagenaria vulgaris subsp. afrikana KobjakovaLagenaria vulgaris subsp. asiatica KobjakovaLagenaria vulgaris subsp. asiatica KobyakovaLagenaria vulgaris var. clavata Ser.Lagenaria vulgaris var. depressa Ser.Lagenaria vulgaris var. elongata Tod.Lagenaria vulgaris var. gourda Ser.Lagenaria vulgaris var. microcarpa Matsum. & NakaiLagenaria vulgaris var. microcarpa Tod.Lagenaria vulgaris var. pyriformis KobjakovaLagenaria vulgaris var. viscosa EggersLagerstroemia indica var. alba G.NicholsonPepo lagenarius MoenchTrochomeria rehmannii Cogn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier134809-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.