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Luffa aegyptiaca

Mill. (1768)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Luffa

sponge gourd

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Description

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Synonyms (44)

Bryonia cheirophylla Wall. (1832)
Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Cucurbita multiflora Spreng. (1826)
Luffa acutangula var. subangulata (Miq.) Cogn. (1881)
Luffa aegyptiaca f. sylvestris (Miq.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes (2008)
Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E.Schill. (1988)
Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara F.M.Bailey (1890)
Luffa arabum Steud. (1821)
Luffa clavata Roxb. (1832)
Luffa cordata Meisn. ex M.Roem. (1846)
Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A.Gray) Cogn. (1881)
Luffa cylindrica var. leiocarpa Naudin (1859)
Luffa cylindrica var. minima Naudin (1862)
Luffa cylindrica var. multiflora (Spreng.) Domin (1929)
Luffa cylindrica var. triangularis Cogn. (1895)
Luffa foetida Schrad. (1838)
Luffa fricatoria Sessé & Moc. (1894)
Luffa hederacea Wall. ex G.Don (1834)
Luffa insularum A.Gray (1854)
Luffa jacquinii Schrad. (1838)
Luffa leiocarpa F.Muell. (1862)
Luffa leucosperma M.Roem. (1846)
Luffa luffa (L.) A.Lyons (1900)
Luffa parvala Buch.-Ham. (1832)
Luffa parvula Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don (1834)
Luffa pentandra Roxb. (1832)
Luffa petola Ser. (1828)
Luffa racemosa Roxb. (1832)
Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don (1834)
Luffa scabra Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)
Luffa striata Schrad. (1837)
Luffa subangulata Miq. (1856)
Luffa sylvestris Miq. (1856)
Luffa veitchii Naudin (1873)
Luffa vittata Zipp. ex Span. (1841)
Melothria touchanensis H.Lév. (1914)
Momordica carinata Vell. (1831)
Momordica luffa L. (1753)
Momordica operculata Blanco (1837)
Momordica reticulata Salisb. (1796)
Poppya fabiana K.Koch (1857)
Turia cordata Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Turia cylindrica Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Turia sativa Forssk. (1775)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Dict. ed. 8: s.p. (1768)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Luffa aegyptiaca Honolulu, 2377 Makiki Heights Drive full sun, climbing onto a slat house Preserved_Specimen vine many meters long. Staminate flower canary yellow, odorless (morning). Fruit avocado green with dark green longitudinal lines Lau, J. 2085 Oahu BISH 1986-03-03
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