lagenaria

Gourd art involves creating works of art using Lagenaria spp.

It contains at least seven species, one of which is known as the Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria).

Ancient people used the hard shell Lagenaria (Calabash) varieties as utensils and containers.

Stands of Lagenaria siceraria that may be source plants, and not merely domesticated stands run wild, were reported recently in Zimbabwe.

The royal gardeners would place the ovary of an emerging Lagenaria fruit inside an earthen mould, forcing the fruit to take up the desired shape.

Gourds in the genus Lagenaria are classified informally by shape as dipper, snake, kettle or bottle, which is the shape used for birdhouses.

The larvae feed on flower buds and flowers of Dolichos lablab, Lagenaria, Pelargonium and Fabaceae species.

The term gourd, however, can more specifically refer to the plants of the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita, or also to their hollow, dried-out shell.

Hostplants for the genus are Dolichos lablab, Lagenaria leucantha clavata, and L. leucantha gourda.

Pacifists may prefer the Speckled Swan, another Lagenaria siceraria variety, which resembles a dark green speckled swan with a downward curving neck.

Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.)

He guides roots into shapes, such as stairs, using above-ground wooden and concrete forms and even shapes woody, hard-shelled Lagenaria gourds by allowing them to grow into detailed molds.

Gourds of the Lagenaria genus favor a subtropical or tropical climate and grow poorly in cooler regions, so most varieties planted in Zone 7 and below are derived from Curcubita.

C. speciosa (Chinese Flowering Quince; syn.: Chaenomeles laganaria, Cydonia lagenaria, Cydonia speciosa, Pyrus japonica) is native to China and Korea, and has hard green apple-shaped fruit 5-6 cm diameter.