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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Cucurbitaceae: Luffa
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00252114
Collector	S. F. Kajewski
Collector number	2226
Country	Papua New Guinea
State	Bougainville
Geography	Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Bougainville: Bougainville Island
Locality	Karngu, Buin
Date Collected	1930 [9/10/30]
Verbatim Elevation	sea level
Habitat	Rain forest
Container	Flora of the Solomon Islands
Frequency	common
Project	All Asia TCN
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/fc1db272-49fc-461e-a82d-d67e4449732c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00252114
Herbarium	A
Family	Cucurbitaceae
Determination	Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & Schilling
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	Sterile
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

Common Name Cotior-ungoko; A vine found climbing up the smaller rain forest trees. Being especially fond of native clearings; Fruit preserved in formalin; The native superstition is to get some of the vine and scatter them among their gardens so they will have big crops.