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Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Calabash, bottle gourd
Species 

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. [Cucurbitaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
A gourd. The young fruit is locally eaten (purgative) and the tough pericarp is used for flasks, cups and dippers. There are many different shaped forms cultivated.
Nutritional aspects
Potential constraints 
The fruits and leaves, in doses of 1 to 5 g per kg per day, caused death in goats. The seeds were less toxic.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Barri, M. E. S. ; Onsa, T. O. ; Elawad, A. A. ; Elsayed, N. Y. ; Wasfi, I. A. ; Bari, E. M. A. ; Adam, S. E. I., 1983. Toxicity of five Sudanese plants to young ruminants. J. Comp. Pathol., 93 (4): 559-575 web icon
Madaan, T. R. ; Lal, B. M., 1984. Some studies on the chemical composition of cucurbit kernels and their seedcoats. Plant Foods Hum. Nutr., 34 (2): 81-86 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://feedipedia.org/node/622 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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