Luffa echinata
Luffa operculata
Cogn. Species
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- Botanical name
- Luffa operculata
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Luffa operculata
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Luffa operculata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cucumis fricatorius
Elaterium quinquefidum
Luffa operculata var. intermedia
Momordica operculata
Momordica quinquefida
Poppya operculata
Others in Luffa
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