This one is wild, L. acutanugula var. amara -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:01 AM, 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] > >
