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Classification	Cucurbitaceae: Luffa
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00589818
Collector	Ewing Elliott
Collector number	8
Country	Japan
State	Tokyo
Geography	Asia: East Asia (Region): Japan: Tokyo
Locality	Chofu
Date Collected	1946-09-24
Verbatim Elevation	sea level
Habitat	cultivated
Project	HerbariomiX - Dior
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/e73f9488-f1a6-4403-beec-ca59ed4860d1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00589818
Herbarium	A
Family	Cucurbitaceae
Determination	Luffa cylindrica M. Roemer
Determination Remarks	[label name] [current name]
Family	Cucurbitaceae
Determination	Luffa aegyptiaca Miller
Determination Remarks	[filed under]
Phenology	Flower
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

Young fruit is edible; but not used by Japanese; FOOD USE: The young melon is chopped, boiled, washed with water and eaten with flavoring materials. Young leaves also said to be boiled washed with water and eaten. [recipe]; MEDICINAL USE: Sap oozing from the cut surface of the stem is gathered [continued on back of label][ethnobotanical data]