Luffa echinata
Dishcloth Gourd
Luffa acutangula
Roxb. Species
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- Botanical name
- Luffa acutangula
- Also known as
- Angled Loofah, Chinese-Okra, Dishcloth Gourd, Ribbed Gourd, Ribbed Loofah, Ridged Gourd, Silky Gourd, Strainervine
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Dishcloth Gourd
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Luffa acutangula but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cucumis acutangulus
Cucumis lineatus
Cucumis megacarpus
Cucumis operculatus
Cucurbita acutangula
Cucurbita campanulata
Cucurbita umbellata
Luffa acutangula var. acutangula
Luffa acutangula var. amara
Luffa acutangula var. forskalii
Luffa amara
Luffa cattu-picinna
Luffa drastica
Luffa fluminensis
Luffa foetida
Luffa forskalii
Luffa gosa
Luffa kleinii
Luffa plukenetiana
Luffa tenera
Luffa umbellata
Momordica tubiflora
Others in Luffa
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