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Luffa cylindrica
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Male flowers
Katanga Province, DRC
Dec 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Dec 2007
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Jul 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. |
| Common names: | Chishambo (English) Loofah (English) Vegetable sponge (English) |
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| Description: |
Prostrate creeper or scandent climber, bearing tendrils. Leaves broadly ovate in outline, palmately 5-7-lobed with deeply and irregularly serrate margins. Flowers large, deep yellow, unisexual on the same plant. Fruit smooth, ellipsoid to cylindric, up to 25 cm long, dry when mature and opening by a small apical lid. |
| Type location: |
a cultivated plant |
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| Derivation of specific name: | cylindrica: cylindric |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropics and subtropics |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 454 - 455. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38. Reekmans, M. (1983). Cucurbitaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 480. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Luffa cylindrica:
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Flora of Burundi: Luffa cylindricaFlora of Malawi: Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Mozambique: Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Rwanda: Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Zambia: Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Luffa cylindrica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Luffa cylindrica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Luffa cylindricaAfrican Plant Database: Luffa cylindrica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Luffa cylindrica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Luffa cylindrica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Luffa cylindrica
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iNaturalist: Luffa cylindrica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Luffa cylindrica
JSTOR Plant Science: Luffa cylindrica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Luffa cylindrica
Plants of the World Online: Luffa cylindrica
Tropicos: Luffa cylindrica
Wikipedia: Luffa cylindrica
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