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Scientific name

Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Japanese

ヘチマ

English

Sponge Gourd, Dishcloth Gourd, Smooth Loofah, Sze

General information

flowering period

Monthly blossoming season, distribution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

Stems

Green, Angulate and Climbling Other Objects Use Tendrils

Leaves

Petioles Long, Divided Low Palmate, Lobes Apex Acute, Rough and Glabrous

Inflorescences

Staminate Flowers Raceme, Pistillate Flowers Solitaty

Habit

Agricultural Farm Land

Distribution

Widely Cultivated Across Country

English common name

Sponge Gourd, Dishcloth Gourd, Smooth Loofah, Sze

Life cycle

Annual vine

Flowering

Aug.-Sep.

Height

12M

Flower color

Yellow

Fruit

Cylindrical and Green, Surface Have Low and Vertical Groove,

Use

Beauty Treatment , Loofah, Medicine(Abscess, Snakebite, Headache Etc.)

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Date of photo

Location of photo

print cameraman

Explanation

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Specimen Information More Specimen Information

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  [EWUA200105211079]

  1964-06-28 / / 이화여대 생물학과

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  [EWUA200105211080]

  1966-08-05 / / 이화여대 생물학과

Related species

• Related species data is not available.