Luffa

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Luffa (Luffa) is a genus of herb in the family Cucurbitaceae. They are climbers. Individuals can grow to 15 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Florida
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4155751
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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subtropical
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000205
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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leaf lamina area
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaflet_lamina_area
- Definition: the area of the leaflet lamina in the one sided projection
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9100 mm^2
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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vegetative plant height
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Plant_height_vegetative
- Definition: the plant height considering the highest vegetative component
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15 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of luffa. View this species on GBIF

Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings cc-by-nc

luffa includes 7 children: