Cucurbitaceae
Luffa
Luffa operculata
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 野生絲瓜
- English
- Luffa
- Japanese
- トゲヘチマ
- Portuguese
- Buchinha
- Russian
- Люффа прикрытая
Synonyms
- Cucumis fricatorius Sessé & Moc.
- Elaterium quinquefidum Hook. & Arn.
- Luffa operculata var. intermedia Cogn.
- Momordica operculata L.
- Momordica quinquefida Hook. & Arn.
- Poppya operculata (L.) M.Roem.
Photos
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Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.