Luffa operculata

Luffa operculata

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 operculata

Name

Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn., 1878.

Synonyms

• Elaterium quinquefidum Hook. & Arn.
• Luffa quinquefida (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.
• Momordica operculata L.
• Poppya operculata (L.) M. Roem.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz) Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua Regional:Northern South America Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Bolivar, Cojedes, Falcon, Guarico, Zulia, Merida), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlntico, Bolvar, Choc, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena) Regional:Brazil N-Brazil (Amazonas), NE-Brazil, SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cogniaux, C.A. 1878. Flora Brasiliensis (Martius) 6(4): 12.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Luffa operculata. 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 operculata. Published online. Accessed: Dec 30 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Luffa operculata 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 operculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: luffa
日本語: トゲヘチマ
português: Buchinha
русский: Люффа прикрытая
中文: 野生絲瓜

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