
Giant plant (with giant fruits)

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The fruits are cylindrical 60 - 150 cm long and can weigh up to 2.5 kg. The creamy white flesh is said to have a flavor and texture similar to green beans, which is probably where it gets its common name.
The fruits are cylindrical 60 - 150 cm long and can weigh up to 2.5 kg. The creamy white flesh is said to have a flavor and texture similar to green beans, which is probably where it gets its common name.
Pick the green fruit when young, 15-60 cm long.
Long Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria provar. turbinata)
GENERAL NOTE: Gourd containers were very common in Hawaii and on Easter Island, especially as water bottles, less so in New Zealand, and distinctly secondary in Cooks and French Polynesia to large coconut and bamboo containers. In Hawaii, they were used to make containers for many uses, along with rattles, drums and head-masks. In most of Polynesia, gourd containers were often elaborately decorated.