Identification of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) from the Kana archaeological site, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Rind and seeds of a gourd discovered at the Kana site in Papua New Guinea are identified as remains of Benincasa hispida. The origins and dispersal of this species are discussed, with reference to the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria, another cucurbit that is widespread in Asia and the Pacific. The possible domestic status of B. hispida at the Kana site is discussed

Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Bottle gourd · Ethnology · Geography · Gourd · Kana · Lagenaria · New guinea · Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Horticulture

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