Luffa aegyptiaca(LUFAE)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-13
- EPPO Code: LUFAE
- Preferred name: Luffa aegyptiaca
- Authority: Miller
Himalayas, India, Bangladesh. Introduced in Central Asia (Tadzhikistan), Western Asia (Yemen, Iraq), Indochina, China, Korea, Africa generally (except Namibia, Botswana, South Africa), USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest, Bolivia to Argentina)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Luffa cylindrica | Römer |
| Momordica cylindrica | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| loofah | English |
| sponge cucumber | English |
| sponge gourd | English |
| vegetable sponge | English |
| Schwammgurke | German |
| Schwammkürbis | German |
| courge torchon | French |
| éponge végétale | French |
| esponja vegetal | Spanish |
| estropajo | Spanish |
| pashte | Spanish (MX) |
| paste | Spanish |
| sponskomkommer | Dutch |
| bucha | Portuguese (BR) |
| hechima | Japanese |
| ヘチマ | Japanese |
| люффа египетская | Russian |
| люффа цилиндрическая | Russian |
| lif kabağı | Turkish |
| lufë | Albanian |
| луфа | Bulgarian |
| turai | Hindi |
| तोरी | Hindi |
| 수 세 미 오 이 | Korean |
| su se mi o i | Korean |
| люфа циліндрична | Ukrainian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Cucurbitales (
1CUCO )
Family
Cucurbitaceae (
1CUCF )
Genus
Luffa (
1LUFG )
Species
Luffa aegyptiaca (
LUFAE )