Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
  • Vernacular name : Mozhukupirkanakai, Peerkangai (Tamil)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Plains to low altitudes
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Literature : Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Luffa cylindrica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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