Fig-leaved gourd

Scientific name : Cucurbita ficifolia
Other names: Deutsch: Kürbis (Feigenblatt-) , Español: Lacayute , Français: Courge de Siam , Italiano: Zucco di Malabar , Nederlands: Vijgenbladpompoen , Polski: Dynia Figolistna , Português: Chila-caiota

Short Description

Annual plant with laying or climbing, edgy-furrowed stalks; Alternate leaves, long petiolate, leaf stalk slightly bristly haired, blades not roundish as with the other pumpkin varieties but rather 5-7 lobed indented like a fig leave and emarginated; Unisex blossoms, male ...
Author: Bruno P. Kremer

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Cucurbita ficifolia
Photo: Hans B. / License: GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0

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