Photo: Luffa aegyptiaca 2.

Flower and leaf. Helsinki bot.g. (Kaisan.), Finland. Greenhouse. 2005-05-20.
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. Engl.: loofah, common loofah, dish-cloth gourd, dishrag gourd, gourd towel, luffa, smooth loofah, sponge gourd, vegetable sponge, wash-rag sponge. Deu.: Schwammgurke, Luffa. Suom.: pesusienikurkku. Sven.: luffa, vegetarisk tvättsvamp. Fran.: éponge végétale, louffa. Bot. syn.: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem., Luffa cylindrica (L.) T. Durand & H. Durand, Luffa pentandra Roxb., Luffa petola Ser., Momordica cylindrica L., Momordica luffa L.
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Photo: Luffa aegyptiaca 2.