Non scientific name details for luffa - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

luffa

3 Accepted name(s) for "luffa":

Accepted name
Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Cucumis melo L.

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.	Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.	Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.		fibrous "skeleton" of mature fruit
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.	Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.	Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.		fibrous "skeleton" of mature fruit
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)	Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.	Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.	Cucumis melo L.		Fruit

16 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "luffa":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
angled luffa	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
cantonese luffa	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
dirghapatolika	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
dishrag gourd	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
kawe-thi	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
koshataki	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
loofah	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
rajakoshataki	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
si gua	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
si gua luo	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
smooth loofah	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
smooth luffa	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
sponge gourd	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
tawbut	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
vegetable sponge	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
yue si gua	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)