Cucurbitaceae Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roemer

| |	© W.D.Hawthorne/NSBP

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Places where this species can be found :

• Grenada - GRENADA
• Adawso - Ampan road - NSBPGHANA

Specimen information

Collection Date
21/11/2005

Collector
Ekpe, P.

Specimen Number
337

Location
Adawso - Ampan road. Riverine thicket vegetation along a stream gorge with large boulders.

Notes
Climber, on trees and rocks. Flowers yellow. Fruits cucumber-shaped. Mature dry fruits are spongy and used as a local sponge.

Coordinates
Latitude: 6.410670 N   Longitude: 0.274450 W   Altitude: 0.0