Lagenaria siceraria

Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Information sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54/
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bottle
%20Gourd.html
Photography Locations
CII-Godrej GBC, Hyderabad
http://nutrihealth.in/wpcontent/uploads/2009/03/bottle-gourd.jpg
http://www.aloraseeds.com/images/gourd
%20seeds.jpg
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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
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Native: Africa & Asia
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Family: Cucurbitaceae
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Height: 18-24 inches
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Leaf Shape: Circular
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Annual climbing vine
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Edible
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Pollination: Self
Pollination
Calabash was one of the
first cultivated
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grown not for food but as a container
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
 Hindi: लललल Lauki
 Manipuri: Khongdrum
 Tamil: लललललललललल Surakkai
 Telugu: సరకయ, Sorakkaya
 Marathi: लललल Dudhi
 Malayalam: Pechura
 Kannada: Sorekayi
 Bengali: Ladu
 Gujarati: Tumada
 Sanskrit: Tiktalabu
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Grows fast and begin© to
flower only 2 months after seeding
Lagenaria (lag-en-AR-ee-uh)
siceraria (sy-ker-AR-ee-uh)
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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Calabash means dry gourd in Persian
literature
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
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IndustryHence the name Bottle
Dried Calabash is used as bottle,
Utensil
or Pipe.
Gourd
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
A gourd is a plant of the
familyofCucurbitaceae
- a name given
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to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit
Leaves are up to 15 inches wide, circular in shape, with
smooth margins, a few with broad lobes or undulate margins
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Lower
Surface
Upper
Surface
Leaves of lower surface have a velvety structure because of
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fine hairs
Flowers are borne singly on the axils of the
Bottle Gourd
leaves
Lagenaria siceraria
Male
flowers
peduncles
on
long
Pollinated at night by hawkmoths and other moth species
Female flowers on Short peduncles
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Flowers grow upto 4 inches in diameter. White and attractive
Fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a
white flesh
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
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Brownish seeds are numerous in a whitish green pulp
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Seed is rectangular in shape
withof grooved
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attached end
Medicinal Value
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A glass of juice is a
valuable medicine for
dehydration due to severe
diarrhoea
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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Cures disorders like
jaundice and inflammation
of kidneys & Diabetes
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Health Benefits
 Provides multiple
vitamins
 Cooling effect
 Prevents constipation
 Help on pH balance
 Aid in weight loss
 Insomnia
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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria
siceraria
Please do remember
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Everybody must eat bottle guard
at theof month
of Mid – February upto mid –
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April to prevent getting chicken pox
Bottle gourd is a
common
vegetable in
India
Rich in minerals,
iron, protein and
fiber
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Varieties of
Dishes are
made out of it
Contains 96%
of water & Low
in Calories
Drinking a glass of bottle
gourd
juice
in the morning daily can
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be very useful for treating graying hair because it helps liver
Toxicity
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Taking one glass of
Fresh gourd juice
sometimes develops
Diarrhea and
vomiting mixed with
blood and Oliguria
and leads to death
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It also leads to
Peripheral
circulatory failure
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Cucurbitacins are
the toxic compounds
which are
responsible for the
bitter taste and can
cause ulcers in the
stomach
Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
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Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Dried Calabash is used for art
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and decorative works
Thank you
Thank you
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