Sponge gourd
Scientific name
: Luffa aegyptiaca (L. cylindrica)
Other names:
Deutsch: Schwammgurke
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Español: Esponja
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Français: Serbete de Pober
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Italiano: Luffa
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Português: Bucha
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Short Description
Annual climbing plant with edgy stalk and tripartite (or more) tendrils; Alternate leaves, long petiolate of triangular contour, heart-shaped, indented, smoothly edged or slightly 3-5 lobed, roughly haired, all green parts have an unpleasant smell when ground; Blossom bell-shaped, yellow, ...
Author: Bruno P. Kremer
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