Luffa echinata
Also known as: Luffa bendaul Roxb. +7 more
- Luffa bendaul Roxb.
- Luffa bindaal Roxb.
- Luffa bondel Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
- Luffa echinata var. longistyla (Müll.Stuttg.) C.B.Clarke
- Luffa longistyla Edgew.
- Luffa longistyla Müll.Stuttg.
- Momordica echinocarpa Fenzl ex Hook.fil.
- Momordica erinocarpa Fenzl ex Naudin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing annual.
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Indigenous to Africa and Tropical Asia, Luffa echinata is a climbing plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, India, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya