Taxon:  Luffa quinquefida (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.



Summary
Genus:
Luffa
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
404552
Place of publication:
Bot. voy. Herald 285.  1856
Verified:
03/26/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  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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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1988. The American species of Luffa (Cucurbitaceae). Syst. Bot. 13:141. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. Heiser, C. B. & E. L. Schilling. 1990. The genus Luffa: a problem in phytogeography. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 123.
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Luffa operculata var. intermedia
  4. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: mentions
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404552. Accessed 26 June 2026.