Kirtikar, K.R., Basu, B.D., Indian medicinal plants, Plates (1918)
Ind. Med. Pl., Plates

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vol. 3 (1918)

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t. 447

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Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer

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name cited:
Luffa aegyptiaca Miller
name recognized:
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer
name recognized (basionym):
Momordica cylindrica L.

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Benincaseae

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epithet cited: aegyptiacus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: cylindricus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand; Momordica cylindrica L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.; Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Luffa aegyptiaca Miller; Luffa fricatoria Donde; Luffa insularum A. Gray; Luffa leucosperma M. Roemer; Luffa pentandra Roxb.; Luffa petola Ser.; Luffa subangulata Miq.; Luffa sylvestris Miq.; Melothria touchanensis H. Lév.; Momordica luffa L.; Momordica luffa Vell.; Turia sativa Forssk.;