Luffa sepium (G.Mey.) C.Jeffrey

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Luffa

Characteristics

An annual monoecious herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Scrambling over rocks and low shrubs in thickets, open areas, usually near the edge of rivers, ponds, or in coastal plains
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Luffa sepium world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1076251-2
WFO ID wfo-0000358803
COL ID 3WDL6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733164
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Synonyms

Luffa purgans Momordica purgans Cucumis sepium Luffa sepium