Genus Luffa Mill.


Summary
Genus number:
7024
Last updated:
28 April 2011
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Common name(s):

loofah
Accession count:

368 (168  active, 136  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Schaefer, H. & S. S. Renner. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60:122-138.
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/taxonomygenus?id=7024. Accessed 15 April 2026.