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3b. Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2:615. 1879. Cogn. l.c. 961; Chakravarty, l.c. 81; R.R. Stewart, l.c.; Jeffrey, l.c. 792.

S. NAZIMUDDIN AND S. SHAHARYAR H. NAQVI

  • Luffa amara Roxb.

    Leaves small and softly villous. Fruit obovoid-oblong, both ends obtuse, conical, 5-8 cm long, 3-4 cm thick, 10-ribbed, seeds small.

    Type: l.c. Roxb. 460 (K).

    Distribution: Wild throughout India and Pakistan (Sind), also Yemen.


     

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