Luffa acutangula
Dishrag Gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
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- Botanical name
- Luffa aegyptiaca
- Also known as
- Dishrag Gourd, Loofah, Rag Gourd, Smooth Loofah, Sponge Gourd, Vegetable-Sponge
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Dishrag Gourd
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Luffa aegyptiaca but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bryonia cheirophylla
Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara
Luffa cylindrica var. insularum
Luffa fricatoria
Luffa insularum
Luffa leucosperma
Luffa pentandra
Luffa petola
Luffa subangulata
Luffa sylvestris
Melothria touchanensis
Momordica carinata
Momordica luffa
Momordica reticulata
Poppya fabiana
Turia cordata
Turia cylindrica
Others in Luffa
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