Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• Locality

  Rio Purus between Lago Quati and Lago Arimã, near Rio Jacaré

• Coordinates

  -5.7722, -63.645

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
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BOTANICAL
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Job
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZONIA
Plants of Brazilian Amazonia
State oí Amazonas
Rio Purus, Rio Ituxi
No. 13U3U
Luffa opetculata (L.) Cogn.
det. C. Jeffrey, 1974	* . -
Rio Purus between Lago Quati and Lago Arima,
near Rio Jacaré. Flooded river banks* Vine*
flowers yellow, fruit green. Fruit separate^
Cucurbitaceae
G. T. Prance, P. J. M. Maas, A. A. Atchley,
W. C. Steward, D. B. Woolootrt D. F. Coelho,
O. P. Monteiro, W. S. Pinheiro & J. F. Ramos	?nt *ü5
Field work supported in greater part by the National Science Foundation
carried out in collaboration with the Instituto Agronomico do Norte (IPEAN)»
Belém.
Material distributed to INPA. NY, US. K. S, MG, F. U. A, K, P, M, MICH,
C, G, MO, COL, VEN.