Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbita ficifolia
Safety & Hazards
The sprouting seed produces a toxic substance in its embryo[ 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ].
Botanical Description
Cucurbita ficifolia is a short-lived, perennial, climbing plant producing vigorous annual stems from a perennial rootstock. The stems often sprawl across the ground, but can support themselves by means of tendrils. A very vigorous plant, it can produce shoots 25 metres long in 1 year from seed[ 86 Title Gourds. Publication Author Organ. J. Publisher Faber Year 1963 ISBN - Description Deals with squashes and their relatives. Interesting and readable, it gives cultivation techniques and some details of plant uses. ]. The plant is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit in warmer areas of the world[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. , 86 Title Gourds. Publication Author Organ. J. Publisher Faber Year 1963 ISBN - Description Deals with squashes and their relatives. Interesting and readable, it gives cultivation techniques and some details of plant uses. ].