Sponge Gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
Also known as Smooth Loofah, Vegetable sponge
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
About Sponge Gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Luffa aegyptiaca
- Genus
- Luffa
- Family
- CUCURBITACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Forest margins and wastelands
- Distribution
- Tropical Old World
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घिया तोरई Ghia torai, घेवड़ा
- Bengali
- ধুন্দল, ধুঁদুল
- Tamil
- மெழுகு பீர்க்கங்காய், பீர்க்கு, பீரம்
- Telugu
- Neyangnattakolu
- Kannada
- ತುಪ್ಪಹೀರೆ Tuppaheere ತಿಪ್ರಿ Tipri
- Marathi
- घोसाळे Ghosale, पालो Palo, घोसाळे
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Sponge Gourd belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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