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Plant Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Calabash Gourd, White-Flowered Gourd
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
22-DEOXOCUCURBITACIN-D 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 140.0 3140.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 101.0 2265.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 50.0 330.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4300.0 96400.0 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 44300.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-GLYCOSIDASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 200.0 5830.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXIDE 0 Seed not available 1100.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 29000.0 760000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 83000.0 -1.75 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Fruit 640.0 16020.0 2.73 Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-B 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-D 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-G 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACIN-H 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACINS 0 Fruit 0.0 130.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 200.0 4485.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 450000.0 525400.0 1.37 Duke, 1992 *
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