*Lagenaria siceraria * (Molina) Standl.
- *lag-en-AR-ee-uh* -- from the Greek *lagena* (flask); shaped like a bottle *sy-ker-AR-ee-uh* or *sy-ser-AR-ee-uh* -- Latinized form of *shekar*, from the Hebrew meaning strong (fermented) drink ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Lagenaria siceraria]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5657022294%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcXitP-o2t-Cc3odCI7SraCEA3-nA> Apr 22, 2011 ... at Sutagatti, Karnataka *commonly known as*: bottle gourd, calabash gourd, long melon, opo squash, white-flowered gourd • *Assamese*: jatilao • *Bengali*: লাউ lao • *Gujarati*: ઘીયા ghiya, લૌકી lauki • *Hindi*: घीया ghiya, लौकी lauki, उजला कद्दु ujala kaddu • *Kannada*: ಸೋರೆ ಕಾಯಿ sorekayi • *Kashmiri*: तुम्बीफलम् tumbiphalam • *Konkani*: गरदुद्दॅ gardudde • *Maithili*: sajmain • *Malayalam*: ചുരക്ക churakka • *Marathi*: दुधी भोपळा dudhi bhopala • *Oriya*: ଲାଉ laau • * Punjabi*: ਤਰਲੀ tarli • *Rajasthani*: आल aal • *Sanskrit*: इक्ष्वाकुः iksvakuh, श्रमघ्नी shramagni • *Sindhi*: ڪَدوُ kaduu • *Tamil*: சுரைக்காய் suraikkaai • *Telugu*: సొరకాయ sorakaaya • *Urdu*: گهيا ghiya, لوکا lauka *Native to*: s tropical Africa; widely naturalized / cultivated in tropics *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBottle%2520Gourd.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzesxjkhun0I1WO3_48ciof2OSVRgg>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCalabash&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcTZw-mxNGOLUwP06geW__7ZHMDpg>• plantzafrica<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantzafrica.com%2Fplantklm%2Flagensic.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDdr1zbG4LLCZ4ftcmV-CCSL5ZEg>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D200022692&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdgv4KH3KyCCKX_7-0mAN4LlBFz5A>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F21385&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdEEzkVMnoxfHx7IV0hD3bqzH5AHg> *more views*: - Apr 22, 2011 ... at Sutagatti, Karnataka [image: Lagenaria siceraria]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5656450397%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdfsom92iQXBSkQsf0_vuZdPzwcvQ> [image: Lagenaria siceraria]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5657026982%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze8W1492KTwBQVPZ5jEkQULfwgNjQ> Regards. Dinesh
