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Luffa Mill.

This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022408.

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Synonyms of Luffa

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Poppya Neck. ex M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 59. 1846. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000030920
Turia Forssk. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis] : 403 (1791) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039601
Trevouxia Scop. Intr. Hist. Nat. : 152 (1777) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000043728

Species in Luffa ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Luffa:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa acutangula f. amara (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes Sandakania 17: 68. 2008 [Jul 2008] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa aegyptiaca f. sylvestris (Miq.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes Sandakania 17: 70. 2008 [Jul 2008] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa angolensis A.Chev. Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 289 1920 — wfo-0001224532
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa arabum L. Pl. Surin. 16. 1775 [23 Jun 1775] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa cordata Meisn. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 67. 1846 [Dec 1846] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358891
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa echinata var. longistyla (Müll.Stuttg.) C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(pt. 6): 615. 1879 [May 1879] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001399076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa forskalii Beck & F.Abel Wiener Ill. Gart.-Zeitung 16: 451. 1891 [Nov 1891] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000035440
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa hederacea Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6755. 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa hermaphrodita Singh & Bandhari Baileya xi. 136 (1964). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa longistyla Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21(2): 172. 1852 : erroneous entry Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa parvala Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6758. 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa saccata F.Muell. ex Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 12: 124. 1859 [Aug 1859] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Luffa satpatia Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6757. 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000358808