Lagenaria breviflora — a medium houseplant
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Lagenaria breviflora

Lagenaria Breviflora

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Lagenaria breviflora is a species of flowering plant. It is a climbing vine that is found across central, east, and west Africa. It has large, 7 to 20 cm ovate-triangular leaves with hairy undersides and partly-dense hairs on the leaf petioles. It grows vine branches up to 6 meters long. It forms ~9x7 cm oblong, green fruits with whitish spots across the surface. The fruits are similar to those of other members of the Lagenaria genus.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Lagenaria
Family
Cucurbitaceae
PLATES
Lagenaria breviflora leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Lagenaria breviflora leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Lagenaria breviflora fruit
PLATE 03 · fruit
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