Many thanks dear Tanay ... the same thought in my mind too ... the 5 - 6 inch fruited plant is quite common in waste places in urban area of Mumbai and Thane ... normally what is found on the internet are quite longer and bigger fruits.
Thus the revised query is: 1) is this plant *L. acutangula* indeed / else which species 2) is it some specific variety of *L. acutangula* Regards. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > For me this is Luffa acutangula. I think this is escape cultivar > Tanay > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> Please validate whether *Luffa acutangula* OR else. >> >> >> Date/Time : October 9, 2010 at 4.40pm IST >> Location Place : Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary >> Altitude : 87 m (above mean sea level) >> GPS : 19°24'33.71"N, 72°54'1.68"E >> >> Habitat : semi-deciduous forest, among annual growth of plants along road >> >> Plant >> Habit : climber >> Length : about 3 - 4 m >> >> Leaves >> Type : simple, alternate, angularly lobed >> Shape : cordate >> Size : about 6 - 8 x 5 - 6 in >> >> Inflorescence >> Type : cluster, rising from axil on a long and slender stalk >> >> Flowers >> Size : about 1 - 1¼ in >> Colour : yellow >> >> Fruits >> Type : gourd >> Shape : cylindrical with slight bulge at the free end, ... with faint >> ridges >> Size : about 5 - 7 in >> >> >> Regards. >> > > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
