Luffa
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Luffa aegyptiaca
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Luffa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Sicyoeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Luffa aegyptiaca (syn. Luffa cylindrica; smooth loofah) - type species; Luffa acutangula (angled loofah), Luffa echinata, Luffa operculata (wild loofah, sponge cucumber), Luffa saccata - species
References
Luffa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Luffa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Luffa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Luffa at USDA Plants database
- Luffa at Tropicos
- Luffa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Luffa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Luffa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Luffa at The Plant List
