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Renee Lapeyrolerie Heirloom Mirliton Variety

Renee Lapeyrolerie of the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans, with her five year old mirliton vine. It's pronounced Lap-a-rol-er-y.
Lapeyrolerie mirlitons.
From the vine inside.
These are large, light green, obovoid and without furrows or spines. That's a fairly unique variety for Louisiana, but common in it's country's of origin in Mesoamerica,