Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sponge Gourd being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Luffa acutangula
- Benincasa hispida
- Momordica dioica
- Luffa operculata
- Trichosanthes kirilowii
- Sicana odorifera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Luffa
- Species
- Luffa aegyptiaca
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