Wayanad flora #16 | 12May2011AR03

raghu ananth

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Date/Time-10 Jan 2011

Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Waynaad, Kerala

Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Garden

Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Climber

Height/Length-approx -

Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape - Approx. 20cms, lobed

Inflorescence Type/ Size-

Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts - Yellow, 7-10cms

Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- --NA--

Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-

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raghu ananth

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May 12, 2011, 2:47:46 PM5/12/11

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Am sorry for the duplicate photo and file size.

Pls find attached leaf photograph of the plant with this mail now,

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- Sequence no in the subject line as - Wayanad flora #17 | 12May2011AR03

- Habitat :-Wild plant, lake side Karapuzha

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Dinesh Valke

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May 12, 2011, 3:26:28 PM5/12/11

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... could this be Luffa aegyptiaca ? ... please wait for comments.
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tanay bose

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May 12, 2011, 9:32:02 PM5/12/11

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I also think this is Luffa aegyptiaca we call it "duhdrul" in Bengali

the dried fruits are used as a body scrubber.

Tanay

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May 12, 2011, 10:06:06 PM5/12/11

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Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. is now correctly known as L. cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. It is the commonest Ghia Tori grown in tropics, the smooth gourd, Dhundal in Beng, Ghosali in Mar.,

L. acutangula L, usually grown in cold climates and having fruit with strong ridges, the ridged gourd or ribbed gourd, kali tori in Hindi, Jhinga in Beng., Shirola in Mar..

Only fruit (young or old) can help in final confirmation, as leaves look similar in two. Latter generally has lighter yellow flowers, which I see here.