Here is the link http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077240
<http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250077240> -- 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 7:18 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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] >> >> >
