Britton, N.L., Horne, F.W., Popular flora of Puerto Rico, Flora Borinqueña [unpublished watercolors]
Popular Fl. Puerto Rico

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Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer

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name cited:
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer
name cited (basionym):
Momordica cylindrica L.
name recognized (basionym):
Momordica cylindrica L.

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drawing: F.W. Horne

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Benincaseae

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epithet: cylindricus,-a,-um

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand; Momordica cylindrica L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.; Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Luffa aegyptiaca Miller; Luffa fricatoria Donde; Luffa insularum A. Gray; Luffa leucosperma M. Roemer; Luffa pentandra Roxb.; Luffa petola Ser.; Luffa subangulata Miq.; Luffa sylvestris Miq.; Melothria touchanensis H. Lév.; Momordica luffa L.; Momordica luffa Vell.; Turia sativa Forssk.;