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Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. in Pandanus database of Indian plant names
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 Latin nameLuffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
 FamilyCucurbitaceae
 Identified with (Skt)dhāmārgava, svādukośātakī
 Identified with (Hin)torī, kālī torī
 Identified with (Tam)pīkkaṅkāy, pīrkkaṅkāy
 Identified with (Mal)pīccil, pīcciṅṅa
 Identified with (Eng)Ridged gourd, Ribbed gourd
 Botanical infoA large monoecious climber, leaves orbicular-cordate, flowers yellow, fruits oblong-clavate with 10 sharp angles, 15 - 30 cm long, seeds black, cultivated all over India
 Search occurrencedhāmārgava, svādukośātakī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
 See plant's imageLuffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. in Google image search
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 515)
dhāmārgava, m. Luffa Foetida or a similar plant, Suśr.; Achyranthes Aspera, L.; patr. of Vadiśa, Car.


 
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