Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. Cucurbitaceae. CN: [Malay - Petola bantal, Petola pulut], Smooth loofah, Egyptian loofah, Dishrag gourd, Loofah, Rag gourd, Sponge gourd, Vegetable-sponge. Origin Asia or possibly Africa and widely cultivated throughout the tropics. Plant occasionally running wild from cultivation in Malaysia but not fully naturalized. Human food, fiber, folk medicines. Synonyms:
Bryonia cheirophylla Wall.
Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. [Invalid]
Luffa acutangula var.
subangulata (Miq.) Cogn.
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
Luffa aegyptiaca var.
leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E. Schill.
Luffa aegyptiaca var.
peramara F.M.Bailey
Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand
Luffa cylindrica var.
insularum (A.Gray) Cogn.
Luffa cylindrica var.
leiocarpa Naudin
Luffa cylindrica var.
minima Naudin
Luffa fricatoria Donde
Luffa insularum A.Gray
Luffa leucosperma M.Roem.
Luffa pentandra Roxb.
Luffa petola Ser.
Luffa subangulata Miq.
Luffa sylvestris Miq.
Melothria touchanensis H. Lv.
Momordica cylindrica L.
Momordica luffa L.
Momordica luffa Vell.
Momordica reticulata Salisb.
Poppya fabiana K.Koch
Turia cordata Forssk. ex J.F Gmel.
Turia cylindrica Forssk. ex J.F Gmel.
Turia sativa Forssk. [Invalid]Ref and suggested reading:Malayan Forest Records No. 49 Vol. 3
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