| Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naudin |
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| Protologue : Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5 5: 9 (1866) |
| Information on the genus : Lagenaria |
| Basionym : Luffa sphaerica Sond. |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Luffa sphaerica Sond. (1862) |
| Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Sond.) Hook. f. (1867) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Lagenaria mascarena Naudin (1862) |
| =Sphaerosicyos meyeri Hook. f. (1871) |
| =Lagenaria sphaerocarpa E. Mey. ex Arn. (1841) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Strong climber or trailer to 9 m long; stems herbaceous. |
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| Ecology : |
Riverine and ground-water forest and thicket; also in old cultivations; 0-1700 m alt. S. Africa; Madagascar, Comoro Is. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Climber- Ht 2 - 10 m. Alt: 5 - 915 m. Distribution: BOT, EC, KN, LP, WC |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Herb, Vine; distribution: Africa. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- KLOPPER R.R., CHATELAIN C,. & AL. (2006). Checklist Flowering Plants of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sabonet report 42 : 254
Bibliography other :
- UMOH O. T. & M. E. BASSEY (2021). Morphology and distribution of species of the family Cucurbitaceae in Akwa Ibom
State, Nigeria Phytotaxa 508(2): 110
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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