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Details for: PI 673138,
Luffa operculata
(L.) Cogn.
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Taxonomy:
Luffa operculata
(L.) Cogn.
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
04 Mar 2014
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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10 count
PI 673138 01 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Luffa operculata
(L.) Cogn.
Origin:
Collected – Mexico
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
04 Mar 2014
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
Mexico
Locality:
From door yard gardens along the Rio Mayo River
Donated
04 March 2014.
Comment:
Purchased from Native Seeds/SEARCH, Tucson, Arizona
Donor(s):
Jarret, Robert L., USDA, ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Narrative
Produces dozens of 2-3" fruit. Once dry, remove thin skin to reveal small scrubber "sponge." In low desert, plant with summer rains. The small yellow flowers and unusual fruits makes wild luffa an attractive plant for a trellis.
Luffa operculata
(L.) Cogn.
Genus:
Luffa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
311698
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 6(4):12. 1878
Comment:
non
Luffa operculata
auct. S. Amer. (=
L. sepium
(G. Mey.) C. Jeffrey
Verified:
03/26/2013
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Basionym
Momordica operculata
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Elaterium quinquefidum
Hook. & Arn.
Luffa quinquefida
(Hook. & Arn.) Seem.
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