Roxburgh, W., Icones Roxburgianae (Roxburgh Flora Indica drawings at Kew) (1780-1815)
Icones Roxburgianae (Kew)

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(1780-1815)

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t. 460

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Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

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name cited:
Luffa amara Roxb.
name recognized:
Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
name recognized (basionym):
Cucumis acutangulus L.

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Benincaseae

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epithet cited: amarus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: acutangulus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
The Watercolour World, Stevenage, U.K.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=460603

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cucumis acutangulus L.; Cucurbita acutangula (L.) Blume;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cucumis lineatus Bosc; Cucumis megacarpus G. Don; Cucumis operculatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Luffa amara Roxb.; Luffa drastica Mart.; Luffa fluminensis Roemer; Luffa foetida Cav.; Luffa forskalii Schweinf. ex Harms; Luffa gosa Ham.; Momordica tubiflora Wall.;