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Taxon:  Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn.



Summary
Genus:
Luffa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
311698
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 6(4):12. 1878
Comment:
non Luffa operculata auct. S. Amer. (= L. sepium (G. Mey.) C. Jeffrey
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
Basionym
Momordica operculata L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Elaterium quinquefidum Hook. & Arn.
Luffa quinquefida (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.
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Reference(s)
  1. Filipowicz, N. et al. 2014. Revisiting Luffa (Cucurbitaceae) 25 years after C. Heiser: Species boundaries and application of names tested with plastid and nuclear DNA sequences. Syst. Bot. 39:205-215. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: accepts for Mexican plants called Luffa quinquefida
  4. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  5. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  6. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: mentions
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Nayarit]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiberas a soap substitute fide Biol Cucurb 193. 1990Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1990. The genus Luffa: a problem in phytogeography. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 123.
Materialslipidsas a soap substitute fide Biol Cucurb 193. 1990Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1990. The genus Luffa: a problem in phytogeography. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 123.
Medicinesfolklorefide Syst Bot 13:144. 1988Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1988. The American species of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae). Syst. Bot. 13:138. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311698. Accessed 3 May 2025.