Lagenaria vulgaris
Uses
New Zealand: the Maori ate the young fruit in summer after baking it in earth ovens. Elsewhere (in Oceania ?), it may have been eaten only in times of famine.
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New Zealand: the Maori ate the young fruit in summer after baking it in earth ovens. Elsewhere (in Oceania ?), it may have been eaten only in times of famine.
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