CUCURBITACEAE
Cucurbita foetidissima
Common Name: Buffalo Gourd, Stinking Gourd, Foetid Gourd
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| habit - stems often run to 6m or more | leaf--what kind of venation is present here? |
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| young fruit--the fruits start off looking like little watermelons (which are also in the Cucurbitaceae) but turn yellow on maturing | close-up detail of leaf surface - leaf blades are large and scabrous |
| older fruit | inside an old fruit |
| flower bud emerging from the axil of the leaf | Is this a male or female flower? |
| tendrils of Cucurbitaceae emerge lateral to the leaves; these are branching tendrils |
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