Lagenaria breviflora
Also known as: Adenopus breviflorus Benth. +5 more
- Adenopus breviflorus Benth.
- Adenopus ledermannii Harms
- Adenopus multiflorus Cogn.
- Adenopus noctiflorus Gilg
- Lagenaria angolensis Naudin
- Luffa angolensis (Naudin) A.Chev.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Lagenaria breviflora is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe