Cucurbitaceae

Casa banana

Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Sicana

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Casa banana: Flor de curuguá obtenida en mi hogar. — Photo: Julio chila, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 香蕉瓜
English: Casa banana
German: Cassabanana

Synonyms

Cucumis crassiflorus Sessé & Moc.
Cucurbita evodicarpa Hassk.
Cucurbita odorifera Vell.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Julio chila, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento Agriculturasp, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Julio chila, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento Agriculturasp, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.