Luffa acutangula
A species in the Cucurbitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
- Species
- Luffa acutangula
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1814
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Luffa acutangula. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cucumis acutangulusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Cucumis lineatusName author: Bosc
- Cucumis megacarpusName author: G.Don
- Cucumis operculatusName author: Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Cucurbita acutangulaName author: (L.) Blume
- Cucurbita campanulataName author: D.Dietr.
- Cucurbita umbellataName author: J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Luffa acutangula var. acutangulaName author: Not supplied
- Luffa acutangula var. amaraName author: (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke
- Luffa acutangula var. forskaliiName author: (Schweinf. ex Harms) Heiser & E.E.Schill.
- Luffa amaraName author: Roxb.
- Luffa cattu-picinnaName author: Ser.
- Luffa drasticaName author: Mart.
- Luffa fluminensisName author: M.Roem.
- Luffa foetidaName author: Cav.
- Luffa forskaliiName author: Schweinf. ex Harms
- Luffa gosaName author: Buch.-Ham.
- Luffa kleiniiName author: Wight & Arn.
- Luffa plukenetianaName author: Ser.
- Luffa teneraName author: Royle
- Luffa umbellataName author: (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) M.Roem.
- Momordica tubifloraName author: Wall.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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