Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1914-2013)
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

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vol. 65 (1978)

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p. 330 f. 12

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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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drawing: J.E. Klein

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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:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=275054

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand; Momordica cylindrica L.;