Luffa acutangula

Luffa acutangula var. acutangula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Sicyoeae
Genus: Luffa
Species: Luffa acutangula
Varietas: L. a. var. amara

Name

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb., 1832.

Synonyms

• Cucumis acutangulus L.
• Cucumis operculatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
• Cucurbita acutangula Bl.
• Cucurbita campanulata D. Dietr.
• Cucurbita umbellata Klein ex Willd.
• Luffa drastica Mart.
• Luffa fluminensis M. Roem.
• Luffa foetida Cav.
• Luffa forskalii Schweinf. ex Harms
• Luffa gosa Buch.-Ham.
• Luffa hermaphrodita Singh & Bandhari
• Luffa kleinii Wight & Arn.
• Luffa plukenetiana Ser.
• Luffa sylvestris Miq.
• Luffa tenera Royle
• Luffa umbellata M. Roem.
• Momordica luffa Vell.
• Momordica tubiflora Wall.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Java, India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1832. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants ed. 1832 (Roxburgh) 3: 713–714.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Luffa acutangula. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Luffa acutangula. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Luffa acutangula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Luffa acutangula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Sinkwa towelsponge
español: Servilleta de pobre
suomi: Intiansienikurkku
Tagalog: patola

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