Luffa acutangula

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Read about Luffa acutangula in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Luffa acutangula, Roxbg. (L. faetida, Cav.). Sing-Kwa of Chinese. Fig. 2215. Lvs. rounded, scarcely lobed, very coarsely toothed: ovary 10-ribbed, ripening into a strongly ribbed fr.; seeds black and wingless. Tropics, probably indigenous in Asia. B.M. 1638. Gt. 48, p. 136. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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