EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: LGNSI
• Preferred name: Lagenaria siceraria
• Authority: (Molina) Standley

Niger to Somalia, Sénégal to Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaïre, East Africa. Cultivated in the tropics for its edible fruits, and also widely cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Russia, Central Asia, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, China, Korea, Guinée, Mali, Burkina Faso, Angola and Namibia to Mozambique, USA (southeast), Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia to Argentina, Australia (Queensland)