Luffa

Luffa
Egyptian luffa with nearly mature fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily:	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe:	Benincaseae
Subtribe:	Luffinae
Genus:	Luffa Mill.
Species
Luffa acutangula (Angled luffa, ridged luffa, vegetable gourd) Luffa aegyptiaca / Luffa cylindrica (Smooth luffa, Egyptian luffa, dishrag gourd, gourd loofa) Luffa operculata (Wild loofa, sponge cucumber)
Synonyms
Poppya Neck. ex M.Roem. Trevauxia Steud., orth. var. Trevouxia Scop. Turia Forssk.

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