Cucurbitaceae

Lagenaria sphaerica E.Mey.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Lagenaria

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Lagenaria sphaerica: Lagenaria sphaerica — Wild Melon, fruit. — Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Arabic: دباء كروي, كالاباش كروي, دباء كروي الثمار, كالاباش كروي الثمار

Synonyms

Lagenaria mascarena Naudin
Lagenaria sphaerocarpa Arn.
Luffa sphaerica Sond.
Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Sond.) Cogn.

Photos

Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: korosianwilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.