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Lagenaria rufa is a climbing annual vine in the gourd family, native to tropical West and Central Africa, grown for its gourds. It needs warmth, a long frost-free season and a sturdy support to climb.
Lagenaria rufa is a flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is a climbing vine. Its flowers range from white to yellow. The fruit is a gourd, dark green when developing but becomes cream-orange when ripe. It is native to Western Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lagenaria rufa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
