Towel gourd (scientific name: Luffa cylindrica (l.) Roem.) cucurbitaceae annual climbing vine;Stems, branches rough, ribbed, puberulent.Tendrils slightly stout, pubescent, usually 2-4 distinct.Petiole coarse, subglabrous;Leaf blade triangular or suborbicular, usually palm-5-7-lobed, lobes triangular dark green above, coarse, verrucous, pale green below, pubescent, veins palm-shaped, white pubescent.Monoecious.Male flowers usually 15-20, borne above racemes;Stamens usually 5, slightly closed when flowers first open, finally completely separated.Female flowers solitary, pedicels 2-10 cm long;Ovary long terete, pilose, stigma swollen.Fruit terete, straight or slightly curved, smooth, often with dark longitudinal stripes, fleshy when unripe, dry when ripe, reticulate with fibers inside.Seeds numerous, black, ovate, smooth, margin narrowly winglike.The flower period is summer and autumn.
When mature inside reticular fiber is called loofah, can replace sponge to use as washing stove and furniture;Also for medicinal use, there are cool and refreshing, diuretic, blood circulation, through the classics, detoxification effect.
Main insect pests of loofah: red spider, red mite, larva, yellow guard melon, mite, fly, inchworm, aphid, thrip, moth, melon silk borer, etc.In daily management, if the above mentioned pests are found, they should be killed in time to avoid causing serious losses.
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