Luffa acutangula
Angled Loofah, Chinese Squash
Other regional names: Chinese Okra +2 more
- Chinese Okra
- Dishcloth Gourd
- Sinkwa Towelsponge
Also known as: Cucumis lineatus Bosc +15 more
- Cucumis lineatus Bosc
- Cucumis megacarpus G.Don
- Cucumis operculatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Cucurbita acutangula (L.) Blume
- Cucurbita campanulata D.Dietr.
- Cucurbita umbellata J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Luffa acutamgula (L.) Roxb.
- Luffa acutangula f. amara (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Luffa acutangula var. acutangula
- Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke
- Luffa acutangula var. forskalii (Schweinf. ex Harms) Heiser & E.E.Schill.
- Luffa amara Roxb.
- Luffa cattu-picinna Ser.
- Luffa drastica Mart.
- Luffa fluminensis M.Roem.
- Luffa fluminensis Roem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Luffa acutangula (commonly known as Angled Loofah or Chinese squash) is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Indigenous to Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Benin, Burkina, Caroline Is., Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Oman, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Senegal, Tadzhikistan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virginia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre