Luffa tuberosa Roxb.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Cucurbitaceae
  • Species : Luffa tuberosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Luffa tuberosa Roxb. (Unresolved)
  • Vernacular name : Kachi kaayi (Kan.)
  • Key identification features : Tuberous twining herbs. Leaves obcordate, irregularly 3-lobed. Staminate flowers 4-5, pistillate flowers solitary; Fruit is fusiform.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Raichur, Shimoga
  • Floras referred : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka

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