Lagenaria breviflora is a species of flowering plant. It is a climbing vine that is found across central, east, and west Africa.[3] 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.[2]

Lagenaria breviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Lagenaria
Species:	L. breviflora
Binomial name
Lagenaria breviflora (Benth.) Roberty[1]
Synonyms
[2] Adenopus breviflorus Benth. Adenopus ledermannii Harms Adenopus multiflorus Cogn. Adenopus noctiflorus Gilg Lagenaria angolensis Naudin

References

Data related to Lagenaria breviflora at Wikispecies

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