Torai / Angled Luffa
Luffa acutangula
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
How to identify Torai
Identify Torai by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf margin: Deeply-lobed-laciniate.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cucurbitaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Torai.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Luffa acutangula
- Genus
- Luffa
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Deeply-lobed-laciniaterecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Torai itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Torai itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तोरई torai
- Sinhala
- වැටකොළු
About Torai
Angled luffa (Luffa acutangula) is a species in the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and 16 other states.
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Torai belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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