Tuesday, August 18, 2015

නියං වැටකොළු[Niyan-vetakolu]/Smooth luffa/Sponge gourd(Cucumis melo [Syn: Luffa cylindrica])

Cultivated climbing herb with uncertain origin. Widely cultivated since young fruits are eaten as a vegetable. Also naturalized in some areas, especially near old and abandoned habitations and cultivated lands. 
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  1. UnknownAugust 19, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Hi Bushana, Pl post a photograph of a fruit, if available. I would like very much to see it. Thanks.

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