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Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Cucurbitales
family
Cucurbitaceae
genus
Luffa
species
Luffa aegyptiaca

Name

Synonyms
Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.
Cucumis acutangulus Wall.
Cucumis lineatus Bosc
Cucumis megacarpus G.Don
Cucumis pentandrus Roxb.
Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Cucurbita luffa
Cucurbita multiflora Sol.
Cucurbita multiflora Sol. ex G.Forst.
Luffa acutangula var. subangulata (Miq.) Cogn.
Luffa aegyptiaca f. sylvestris (Miq.) W.J.De Wild. & Duyfjes
Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E.Schill.
Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara F.M.Bailey
Luffa arabum Steud.
Luffa cattu-picinna Ser.
Luffa clavata Roxb.
Luffa cordata Meisn.
Luffa cordata Meisn. ex M.Roem.
Luffa cylindrica M.Roem.
Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A.Gray) Cogn.
Homonyms
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Common names
Esponja in language.
Estropajo in language.
Pepinille de esponja in language.
Schwammgurke in language.
Schwammgurke in German
Servilleta de pobre in language.
Sponge gourd in English
Sponge gourd in language.
Vegetable sponge in language.
courge torchon in French
dishcloth gourd in English
dishrag gourd in English
esponja-vegetal in Portuguese
estropajo in Spanish
ghia tori in language.
hechima in language.
loofah in English
paste in Spanish
pétole in French
rag gourd in English
si gua in language.
smooth loofah in English
smooth luffa in English
sponge gourd in English
sponge gourd in English
susemioi in language.
vegetable-sponge in English
តើមជាន់ in language.
ននោង in Central Khmer

Bibliographic References

  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2015: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496.
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021crs), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=LUAE
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