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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : N off Vernon Road (Lutz-Lake Fern Road) ca. 3 mi. W of the junction with FL 597. T27S, R18E, Sec. 5. 28° 9' 4" N 82° 27' 41" W
Description Fruits from last season.
Habitat Disturbed margin of swamp.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 10206
with B.F. Hansen, S. Santos, S. Mortellaro
Collection Date 10 Jun 1986
Accession Number 189665
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Rowlett Park, along N side of Hillsborough River, Just N of the dam. 28° 1' 34" N 82° 25' 44" W
Description Vine; corolla yellow; fruit pendulous, green mottled light green, with shallowly impressed sulci.
Habitat Disturbed areas along river edge.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 3987
Collection Date 06 Dec 2015
Accession Number 282466
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Rowlett Park, along N side of Hillsborough River, Just N of the dam. 28° 1' 34" N 82° 25' 44" W
Description Vine; corolla yellow; fruit pendulous, green mottled light green, with shallowly impressed sulci.
Habitat Disturbed areas along river edge.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 3987
Collection Date 06 Dec 2015
Accession Number 282465
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Rowlett Park, along N side of Hillsborough River, Just N of the dam. 28° 1' 34" N 82° 25' 44" W
Description Vine; corolla yellow; fruit pendulous, green mottled light green, with shallowly impressed sulci.
Habitat Disturbed areas along river edge.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector A. R. Franck 3987
Collection Date 06 Dec 2015
Accession Number 282467
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Rowlett Park, along N side of Hillsborough River, Just N of the dam. 28° 1' 34" N 82° 25' 44" W
Description Vine; corolla yellow; fruit pendulous, green mottled light green, with shallowly impressed sulci.
Habitat Disturbed areas along river edge.
Reproductive State
Collector A. R. Franck 3987
Collection Date 06 Dec 2015
Accession Number 282468
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 11-Sep-2016
Determination History
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Garden, Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Vine to 5 m; flowers deep yellow; fruit to 8 dm long, 15 cm diameter.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date Dec 1971
Accession Number 105593
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1976
Determination History
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem.
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , St. Andrew Par. : Pembroke district, inland from Buccament Bay.
Description Herbaceous vine; flowers yellow.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 50 to 100 ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 24 Feb 1965
Accession Number 81325
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Determination History
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1996
Locality Puerto Rico. Humacao Mun. : Palmas del Mar, large resort area along SE coast, ca. 1.5 mi. N of Punta Guayanés.
Description Weed, flowers yellow.
Habitat Roadside; disturbed coastal scrub on hillsides.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & J. Lopez
Collection Date 01 Dec 1981
Accession Number 166463
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1975
Locality Colombia. Huila Dept. Km 190, Bogota to Neivo. 4° 15' 0" N 74° 10' 60" W
Description Vine; flowers yellow; fruit green.
Habitat Nearly treeless grassland.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 400 to m
Collector A. Gentry
with G. Davidse & F. Llanos
Collection Date 08 Jan 1974
Accession Number 120909
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1977
Locality Peru. Amazonas On Huampami Creek, 10 km E of Huampami; near house site. 4° 27' 57" S 78° 9' 12" W
Description Vine; flowers light yellow.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 650 to ft
Collector B. Berlin
Collection Date 09 Jul 1974
Accession Number 139491
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1985
Locality Colombia. Valle Dept. Bajo Calima, road to Juanchaco Palmeras. 3° 54' 60" N 77° 1' 60" W
Description Vine, flowers yellow, fruits striped dark green.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. Gentry
with M. Monsalve & D. Wolfe
Collection Date 12 Jul 1984
Accession Number 185796
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson, 1985
Locality Mexico. Guerrero Xochistlahuaca. 16° 47' 24" N 98° 14' 6" W
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 370 to m
Collector B. Lopez C.
Collection Date Aug 1984
Accession Number 187676
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1984
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Tlacotalpan Mun. : 2 km W of Pérez y Jiménez and 8 km Sw of Tlacotalpan. 18° 34' 60" N 95° 44' 0" W
Description Vine; flowers bright yellow; fruit light green with dark green stripes; appears to be an escape.
Habitat Thickets and woods with evidence of fires, dominated by Sabal mexicana, very flat and much of the surrounding area cleared for sugar cane fields; over roadside grass at edge of sugar cane field.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 5 to m
Collector M. Nee
with K. Taylor
Collection Date 01 Feb 1984
Accession Number 181853
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca San Juan Palantla. 17° 50' 48" N 96° 23' 36" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. Martínez
with A. de Jesús
Collection Date Oct 1995
Accession Number 216665
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality Peru. Loreto , Alto Amazonas Prov. : Orillas del Río Pastaza, entre Rimachi y Río Witoyacu. 4° 15' 0" S 76° 34' 60" W
Description Soguilla con frutos verdes, flores amarillas.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector C. Diaz
with H. Osores & N. Jaramillo
Collection Date 31 Jul 1979
Accession Number 159559
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1996
Locality Paraguay. Central Dept. Jardín Botánico y Zoológico, Trinidad, Asuncion; Reserva Natural. 25° 19' 60" S 57° 28' 0" W
Description Voluble 6-7 m; flora amarilla.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector B. Pérez
Collection Date Oct 1991
Accession Number 216727
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1977
Locality Colombia. Amazonas Dept. Vicinity of Leticia; near airport. 8° 44' 25" N 75° 6' 31" W
Description Vine; flowers yellowish.
Habitat Roadside second growth.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. Gentry
Collection Date 18 Nov 1974
Accession Number 127107
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1975
Locality Colombia. Caquetá Dept. 8 km SW of San Jose del Fragua (SW of Florencia). 5° 21' 29" N 75° 39' 54" W
Description Large creeping and climbing vine; flowers yellow.
Habitat Low secondary forest along small stream; along bare roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 300 to m
Collector G. Davidse
with A. Gentry & F. Llanos
Collection Date 11 Jan 1974
Accession Number 120724
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1977
Locality Ecuador. Napo Prov. 17 km N of Coca on road to Lago Agrio. 0° 28' 5" S 76° 58' 1" W
Description Vine; flowers yellow.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 200 to m
Collector A. Gentry
Collection Date 05 Nov 1974
Accession Number 127106
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality Ecuador. Guayas Prov. Capeira, km 21 Guayaquil to Daule. 2° 12' 21" S 79° 54' 29" W
Description Large vine; corolla yellow; fruits green with dark green lines.
Habitat Along highway; tropical dry forest.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Elevation 20 to 200 m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with P. M. Dodson
Collection Date 25 Oct 1981
Accession Number 179811
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Locality Ecuador. Guayas Prov. Capeira, km 21 Guayaquil to Daule. 2° 12' 21" S 79° 54' 29" W
Description Large vine; corolla yellow; fruits green with dark green lines.
Habitat Along highway.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 20 to 200 m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with P. M. Dodson
Collection Date 25 Oct 1981
Accession Number 164567
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1987
Determination History
Luffa sp.
Locality Costa Rica. Guanacaste Prov. Bordering Rio Tenorito; area is ca. 10 km S of Rio Naranjo. 9° 53' 35" N 83° 45' 53" W
Habitat Growing along edge of rich montane wet forest.
Reproductive State
Elevation 3000 to ft
Collector J. E. Poppleton
Collection Date 08 Sep 1975
Accession Number 132335
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