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, tropical 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 )