Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cucurbitaceae Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standi,
det. M. Nee, 2008
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, 8.5 km NE of Ipita,
along highway from Abapó to Camiri.
19°16’55”S, 63°28’45”W. alt. 875 m.
Dry chaco forest in valley bottom, roadside with very short
vegetation and some shrubs, Gomphrena martiana, Croton
andinus, Solanum argentinum.
Only one patch noticed along the highway from Santa Cruz
de la Sierra to Camiri, evidently a casual escape. Several
plants on ground, unshaded and very short herbs, seems to
all be around some large animal burrows. Flowers white but
closed (4:00 P.M., mostly sunny). Many fruits forming,
green, the older ones pale, with hard rinds.
Coll.: M. Nee, G. Alexander Parada G. & G. Pedro Cabrera S.
No. 55758	24 May 2008
04157644