| Classification | Cucurbitaceae: Luffa |
| 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 |
| 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] |
| 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 |
