Luffa

A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE known for the fruit which is the source of the luffa sponge and the seeds which contain luffin.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.300.522

MeSH Unique ID: D029776

Registry Number: txid3669

Entry Terms:

• Luffas
• Momordica luffa
• luffa, Momordica
• Momordica luffas
• Loofah
• Loofahs

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitaceae
Luffa