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Taxon:  Luffa operculata auct. S. Amer.



Summary
Genus:
Luffa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
466605
Comment:
non Luffa operculata (G. Mey.) C. Jeffrey, which applies to a Mexican and Central American species formerly known as L. quinquefida Hook. & Arn.
Verified:
03/26/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1988. The American species of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae). Syst. Bot. 13:138.
  2. Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1990. The genus Luffa: a problem in phytogeography. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae. 1990 123.
  3. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  4. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
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=466605. Accessed 17 April 2026.

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