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    Species Accepted

    Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

    Luffa Sponge

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 7 countries or islands

      7 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Cook IslandsNo
      CubaNo
      Micronesia, Federated States ofNoUnknown
      Micronesia, Federated States ofNoUnknown
      Micronesia, Federated States ofYes
      ComorosNo
      NauruYes

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      47 results
      Blustru Indonesian
      Bucha Portuguese
      Bucha-vegetal Portuguese
      Courge éponge French
      Esponja
      Estropajo
      Luffa Sponge English
      Musú Spanish
      Native Towel-gourd English
      Patola Tagalog

      Treatments

      4 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      36 results
      Miq. (1855). Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 667 (1855).
      Gray, A. (1854). U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15(1): 644 (1854).
      Bailey, F. M. (1890). Syn. Queensl. Fl., Suppl. 3: 29 (1890).
      de Wilde, W. J., & Duyfjes. (2008). Sandakania 17: 70 (2008).
      Vell. (1825). Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 97 (1825 publ. 1829).
      Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don. (1834). Gen. Hist. 3: 29 (1834).
      Koch, K. (1857). Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 60 (1857).
      Heiser & E.E.Schill. (1988). Biotropica 20: 186 (1988).
      Cogn. (1895). Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 209 (1895).
      Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 403. 1791 [late Sep-Nov 1791]

      Citation

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