Luffa aegyptiaca

Luffa aegyptiaca

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 aegyptiaca

Name

Luffa aegyptiaca Mill., 1768.

Notes

There has been considerable discussion on whether the correct name for this species is L. cylindrica or L. aegyptiaca. The typification was discussed in detail by Nicolson (1988) and their interpretation is followed here.

Synonyms

• Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.
• Cucumis acutangulus Wall.
• Cucumis lineatus Bosc
• Cucumis megacarpus G. Don
• Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
• Cucurbita multiflora Soland. ex Forst. fil.
• Luffa acutangula var. subangulata (Miq.) Cogn.
• Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara Bailey
• Luffa aegyptiaca f. sylvestris (Miq.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes
• Luffa arabum Steud.
• Luffa cattu-picinna Ser.
• Luffa clavata Roxb.
• Luffa cordata Meissn.
• Luffa cylindrica M. Roem.
• Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A. Gray) Cogn.
• Luffa cylindrica var. leiocarpa Naudin
• Luffa cylindrica var. multiflora Domin
• Luffa foetida (Jacq. fil.) Hort. Vindob. ex Schrad.
• Luffa hederacea Wall.
• Luffa hederacea Wall. ex G. Don
• Luffa insularum A. Gray
• Luffa jacquinii Schrad.
• Luffa leiocarpa (Naudin) F. Muell.
• Luffa leucosperma M. Roem.
• Luffa luffa (L.) Lyons
• Luffa parvala Buch.-Ham.
• Luffa pentandra Roxb.
• Luffa petola Ser.
• Luffa racemosa Roxb.
• Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham.
• Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham. ex G. Don
• Luffa scabra Schumacher & Thonning
• Luffa striata Schrad.
• Luffa subangulata Miq.
• Luffa veitchii Naud.
• Luffa vittata Zipp. ex Span.
• Melothria touchanensis H. Lév.
• Momordica carinata Vell.
• Momordica cylindrica L.
• Momordica luffa L.
• Momordica operculata Blanco
• Momordica reticulata Salisb.
• Poppya fabiana C. Koch
• Turia cordata J. F. Gmel.
• Turia cylindrica J. F. Gmel.
• Turia sativa Forssk.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Bhutan, India, Darjeeling (I), Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Pakistani Punjab, Swat), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistani Kashmir (Gilgit) Continental: Africa Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Annobon Isl., Sudan, South Sudan, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, D.R.Congo (Zaire), Congo (Brazzaville), NW-Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Sao Tome, Madagascar, Comoros References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : Edn. 8.

Additional references

• Nicolson 1988. Regnum Veg. 119: 97.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Luffa aegyptiaca. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Luffa aegyptiaca. Published online. Accessed Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Luffa aegyptiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Luffa aegyptiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schwammkürbis
English: Smooth Luffa, Egyptian Luffa
suomi: Pesusienikurkku
မြန်မာဘာသာ: သပွတ်သီး
Nederlands: Sponskomkommer
português: Bucha

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