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Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) family.In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah, usually means the fruit of the two species L. aegyptiaca and L. acutangula. The fruit of these species is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in China and Vietnam. When the fruit is fully ripened it is very fibrous.

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  • Luffa is a genus of tropical and subtropical vines in the cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) family.In everyday non-technical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah, usually means the fruit of the two species L. aegyptiaca and L. acutangula. The fruit of these species is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in China and Vietnam. When the fruit is fully ripened it is very fibrous.
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  • Luffa
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  • *Poppya (Neck.exM.Roem.)
  • *Trevauxia (Steud.), orth. var.
  • *Trevouxia (Scop.)
  • *Turia (Forssk.)
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