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Non-scientific name:

ribbed gourd

1 Accepted name(s) for "ribbed gourd":

Accepted name
Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

5 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:
Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Luffa acutangula (Linn.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. dried whole plant whole plant
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Luffa acutangula (Linnaeus) Roxburgh Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Luffa acutangula (L.)Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Luffa acutangula (Linn.) Roxb. var. amara (Roxb.) C. B. Clarke. Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. juice seed, fruit, leaves, root

50 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "ribbed gourd":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
angled loofah Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
angular loofah Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ara-torui Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
beera Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chedu beeha Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chinese-okra Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dhāmārg Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dish cloth gourd Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
dishcloth gourd Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dishrag gourd Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
dodka turiya Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
fluted loofah Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gerippte schwammgurke Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
geronl Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
guang dong si gua Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hire-valli Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jhinga Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jālī Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kadawa Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kantgurka Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
karavi tori Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
katukoshataki Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kosh-ta-ki Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
koṣātakī (whole plant) Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kṛtavedhanā Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
liane torchon Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ljufa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
loofah Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
luffa sponge Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
papangaie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pate ghiraunla Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
peerkam kai Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
peerkku Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
pipangaie Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ribbed loofah Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ribbed luffa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ridged gourd Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
satputia Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
silin poloncha Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
silky gourd Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
snake gourd Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
strainervine Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tarada Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tiktakoshtaki Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tokado-hechima Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
turai Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
turiya Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
varri beera Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
vegetable sponge Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
zinga Other Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)