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Lagenaria sphaerica

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Germination/Propagation
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Internal ID UUID64405c20f1fca407682725
Scientific name Lagenaria sphaerica
Authority E.Mey.
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 5: 9 (1866)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lagenaria sphaerocarpa Arn. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 277 (1841)
Luffa sphaerica Sond. Fl. Cap. 2: 490 (1862)
Lagenaria mascarena Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 4, 18: 187 (1862)
Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Sond.) Cogn. Monogr. Phan. 3: 466 (1881)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic كالاباش كروي
Arabic دباء كروي

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Somalia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
      • Réunion

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001300972
Tropicos 9200414
INPN 706458
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293050-1
The Plant List tro-9200414
Open Tree Of Life 888552
NCBI Taxonomy 254057
IPNI 293050-1
iNaturalist 588490
GBIF 3623251
Freebase /m/0bwk8jz
USDA GRIN 104888
Wikipedia Lagenaria_sphaerica

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Review of Herbal Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Cancers in the East Africa Region from 2019 to 2023 Kudamba A, Kasolo JN, Bbosa GS, Lugaajju A, Wabinga H, Kafeero HM, Ssenku JE, Alemu SO, Walusansa A, Niyonzima N, Muwonge H Integr Cancer Ther 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10916491
doi:10.1177/15347354241235583
PMID:38445504
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, and Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Human Diarrheal Cases in Rwanda: A Review Gahamanyi N, Munyaneza E, Dukuzimana E, Tuyiringire N, Pan CH, Komba EV Antibiotics (Basel) 09-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8532704
doi:10.3390/antibiotics10101231
PMID:34680811
Ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry of traditional medicinal plants used in the management of symptoms of tuberculosis in East Africa: a systematic review Obakiro SB, Kiprop A, Kowino I, Kigondu E, Odero MP, Omara T, Bunalema L Trop Med Health 14-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7427981
doi:10.1186/s41182-020-00256-1
PMID:32818019
Visualising Silicon in Plants: Histochemistry, Silica Sculptures and Elemental Imaging Guerriero G, Stokes I, Valle N, Hausman JF, Exley C Cells 24-Apr-2020
PMCID:PMC7225990
doi:10.3390/cells9041066
PMID:32344677
The nutritional content of Tana River yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) foods in a partially forested habitat Bentley-Condit VK, Power ML PLoS One 15-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC6237341
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207186
PMID:30439991
Optimization of oil extraction from giant bushel gourd seeds using response surface methodology Popoola YY, Akinoso R, Raji AO Food Sci Nutr 18-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC5011384
doi:10.1002/fsn3.341
PMID:27625780
Traditional uses of plants in a rural community of Mozambique and possible links with Miombo degradation and harvesting sustainability Bruschi P, Mancini M, Mattioli E, Morganti M, Signorini MA J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4112836
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-59
PMID:25056487
Ethnopharmacological practices by livestock farmers in Uganda: Survey experiences from Mpigi and Gulu districts Nabukenya I, Rubaire-Akiiki C, Olila D, Ikwap K, Höglund J J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 27-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC3916071
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-9
PMID:24467812
Herbal medicine use in the districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu, and Mukono in Uganda Tabuti JR, Kukunda CB, Kaweesi D, Kasilo OM J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Sep-2012
PMCID:PMC3484030
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-35
PMID:22943789

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