CIBED - - Bottle Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria Bottle Gourd ‘Ue ^RR Extirpated

f.CUCURBITACEAE Pumpkins

Lagenaria siceraria Bottle Gourd ‘Ue ^RR Extirpated

f.CUCURBITACEAE Pumpkins

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Intl. NamesBottle Gourd ^EN Calabash Groud ^EN Calabash Vine ^EN White‑flowered Gourd ^EN Flaschenkürbis ^DE

Local Names‘Ue^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK}

Pacific NamesFagu ^SAM

Sci. NamesLagenaria siceraria (accepted name) , Cucurbita lagenaria, Cucurbita siceraria, Lagenaria vulgaris

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Pumpkins - a vine

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.DILLENIIDAE, o.Violales, f.CUCURBITACEAE

Natl. PresenceExtirpated

Sth. PresenceRR^{- X}MG^{+? X?}AT^{- X}MK^{- X}MT^{- X}AK^{- X}PL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersRR¹⁸⁹⁹ MG¹⁹⁹²

Local OriginIntroduced; Polynesian; Maintained

Global RangeNative: Africa; Introduced: Asia, America, Oceania (including Eastern Polynesia);

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal, Horticultural Zone

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusMedicine

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesMaterial - for artefacts

IdentificationAn annual climbing vine to 10m. STEM hairy and sticky. TENDRILS one-branched. LEAVES heart-shaped, to 20cmØ; stalk 12cm, 2 glands at top. FLOWERS long-stalked male and short-stalked female flowers on each plant (=monoecious); both solitary with PETALmore...S 5, white, free, oval, to 4cm; self-compatible (=can pollinate itself). FRUIT smooth, ripens yellow-green and hard-shelled, near-round to flask-shaped, 20-80cm long. SEEDS flat teardroplike, pale. Many varieties.

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Bottle Gourd ^EN Calabash Groud^EN Calabash Vine^EN White-flowered Gourd^EN Flaschenkürbis^DE

Pacific Names

Fagu ^SAM

Local Names

‘Ue^{RR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK}

National Name: ‘Ue ^RR

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	‘Ue
Rarotonga	- X	‘Ue
Mangaia	+? X?	‘Ue
Ātiu	- X	‘Ue
Ma‘uke	- X	‘Ue
Miti‘āro	- X	‘Ue
Aitutaki	- X	‘Ue
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Extirpated

Oceanic

islands: [ , {label: 'Rarotonga', stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000', top: 404.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 222, labelTop: 404} , {label: 'Mangaia', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 427.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 274, labelTop: 426} , {label: 'Ātiu', stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000', top: 372.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 382} , {label: 'Ma‘uke', stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000', top: 374.5, left: 282.5, labelLeft: 284, labelTop: 385} , {label: 'Miti‘āro', stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000', top: 358.5, left: 274.5, labelLeft: 283, labelTop: 351} , {label: 'Aitutaki', stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000', top: 334.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 209, labelTop: 321} , {label: 'Palmerston', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 309.5, left: 112.5, labelLeft: 124, labelTop: 309} , {label: 'Manuae', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 346.5, left: 234.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 338} , {label: 'Takūtea', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 362.5, left: 254.5, labelLeft: 211, labelTop: 363} , {label: 'Tongareva', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 32.5, left: 260.5, labelLeft: 205, labelTop: 31} , {label: 'Manihiki', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 80.5, left: 175.5, labelLeft: 187, labelTop: 80} , {label: 'Rakahanga', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 63.5, left: 173.5, labelLeft: 186, labelTop: 63} , {label: 'Pukapuka', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 88.5, left: 33.5, labelLeft: 45, labelTop: 88} , {label: 'Nassau', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 108.5, left: 46.5, labelLeft: 59, labelTop: 108} , {label: 'Suwarrow', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 162.5, left: 115.5, labelLeft: 127, labelTop: 162} ] , legend: [{label: 'Not Assessed', top: 235, stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#ffffff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: 'Present', top: 250, stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Present', top: 265, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GWR', tris: '#ACACAC', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Absent', top: 280, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Absent', top: 295, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RWR', tris: '#c0c0c0', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Intercepted', top: 312, stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RDR', tris: '#000000', trif: '#000000'}, {label: 'Extirpated/Extinct', top: 331, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000'} ]

Island	Status
Rarotonga	Absent X
Mangaia	+? X?
Ātiu	Absent X
Ma‘uke	Absent X
Miti‘āro	Absent X
Aitutaki	Absent X
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

Note: S.Group - lost; N.Group - never present

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Rarotonga _____ 1899 2fs fieldspecimen fieldspecimen, 1899, T.Cheeseman (1903) as 'not often seen at the present time', with ID as Lagenaria vulgaris; not recorded by later botanists, except for a few plants grown from seed given by Hawaiians at the 1992 Arts Festival, and these plants were all gone within a few years, G.McCormack.

Mangaia _____ 1992 4bm book report reported by A.Tuara of a few plants grown from seed given by Hawaiians at the 1992 Arts Festival, and these plants were gone within a few years, G.McCormack.

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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