Details for: Grif 15945, Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl., 'Dinosaur Gourd'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Cultivar:
'Dinosaur Gourd'
Origin:
Donated – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
15 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Cultivar:
'Dinosaur Gourd'
Origin:
Donated – Iowa, United States
Received by NPGS:
15 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
15 March 2004.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Dinosaur Gourd'
Type: Cultivar name

104
Type: Donor identifier

Grif 15945
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers

Narrative
Traditionally used to decorate Cherokee sweat lodges. Solid-green fruits have curved necks and wing-like projections, perfect for gourdcraft swans. Total length 18-24" with an 8" bowl and unique serpentine projections. Straight necks if grown on a trellis. Maturity 125 days.
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Genus:
Lagenaria
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:

21385
Place of publication:

Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 3(3):435. 1930
Verified:
09/19/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cucurbita siceraria Molina

Autonym(s)
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. var. siceraria

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lagenaria leucantha Rusby

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cucurbita lagenaria L.
Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne
Cucurbita longa hort. ex W. M. Fletcher
Lagenaria lagenaria (L.) Cockerell, nom. inval.
Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbottle gourd  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcalabash  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Englishcalabash gourd  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishwhite-flower gourd  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Frenchcalebassier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgourde bouteille  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanFlaschenkürbis  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germangewöhnlicher Flaschenkürbis  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
GermanKalebasse  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1499.
Indiadudhi  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmajihyōtan  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguesecabaco  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishacocote  2McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Spanishcajombre  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcalabaza  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishguiro amargo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishflaskkurbits  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehu lu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanbag  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:105.
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Description:
Given to Seed Savers Exchange years ago by a Cherokee member from Louisiana.