I also think this is *Luffa aegyptiaca *we call it "duhdrul" in Bengali the dried fruits are used as a body scrubber. Tanay
On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... could this be *Luffa aegyptiaca* ? ... please wait for comments. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 12:17 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Am sorry for the duplicate photo and file size. >> Pls find attached leaf photograph of the plant with this mail now, >> >> Corrections, >> Please read >> - Sequence no in the subject line as - Wayanad flora #17 | 12May2011AR03 >> - Habitat :-Wild plant, lake side Karapuzha >> - >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> > -- *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) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/

