Luffa cylindrica M. Roem. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Luffa cylindrica M. Roem.

Synonym of Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Luffa

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Sicyoeae

Nomen number:

22790

Place of publication:

Fam. nat. syn. monogr. 2:63. 1846

Comment:

not based on Momordica cylindrica L., which Roemer accepted for another species, so he is considered to have created a new name without a basionym (Vienna Art. 48.1)

Verified:

04/11/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

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Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:106-107.
Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:97-98.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-

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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22790. Accessed 19 April 2026.