[Specimen details]

Luffa operculata
Family Name Cucurbitaceae
Currently Accepted Name Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn.
Locality Peru. Loreto , Maynas Prov. : Banks of Río Amazonas on Padre Isla just below Iquitos. 3° 46' 0" S 73° 15' 0" W
Description Vine, flowers yellow.
Habitat Inundated tahuampa.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 120 m
Specimen Notes
Collector A. Gentry 22166
with F. Ayala, N. Jaramillo, & E. Andrade C.
Collection Date 24 May 1978
Accession Number 139157
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