As classified in WFO snapshot
March 2019
Warning: older classification
genus
Luffa
This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000022408.
Synonyms of Luffa
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turia | Syst. Nat. 2: 303, 403. 1791. | — | wfo-4000039601 |
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Luffa:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luffa angolensis | Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 289 289 1920 | — | wfo-0001224532 | |
| Luffa arabum | Nomencl. Bot. 1: 497 1821 | — | wfo-0000358884 | |
| Luffa batesii | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 161 1896 | wfo-0000358885 | ||
| Luffa bendaul | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 717 1832 | wfo-0000358881 | ||
| Luffa bondel | Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 77 1841 | wfo-0000358888 | ||
| Luffa cattu-picinna | Prodr. 3: 303 1828 | wfo-0000358889 | ||
| Luffa clavata | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 714 1832 | wfo-0000358890 | ||
| Luffa cordata | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 67 1846 | — | wfo-0000358891 | |
| Luffa fricatoria | Fl. Mexic. ed. 2: 227 1894 | wfo-0000358871 | ||
| Luffa graveolens | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 716 1832 | wfo-0000358872 | ||
| Luffa hederacea | Numer. List 6755 1832 | wfo-0000358873 | ||
| Luffa hederacea | Gen. Hist. 3: 29 1834 | wfo-0000358874 | ||
| Luffa hermaphrodita | Baileya 11: 136 1964 | — | wfo-0000358875 | |
| Luffa hilapikku | Numer. List 6754 1832 | wfo-0000358876 | ||
| Luffa jacquinii | Linnaea 12: 405 1838 | wfo-0000358840 | ||
| Luffa kleinii | Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 344 1834 | wfo-0000358814 | ||
| Luffa leiocarpa | Fragm. 3: 107 1863 | — | wfo-0000358849 | |
| Luffa longistyla | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 21: 172 1852 | wfo-0000358818 | ||
| Luffa luffa | Pl. Nam. 231 1900 | wfo-0000358819 | ||
| Luffa parvala | Numer. List 6758 1832 | wfo-0000358821 | ||
| Luffa parvula | Gen. Hist. 3: 29 1834 | wfo-0000358832 | ||
| Luffa plukenetiana | Prodr. 3: 302 1828 | wfo-0000358826 | ||
| Luffa quinquefolia | Bot. Voy. Herald 285 1856 | — | wfo-0000358828 | |
| Luffa racemosa | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 715 1832 | wfo-0000358829 | ||
| Luffa saccata | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. IV, 12: 124 1859 | wfo-0000358830 | ||
| Luffa saccata | PhytoKeys 5: 25 2011 | wfo-0000749692 | ||
| Luffa satpatia | Numer. List 6757 1832 | wfo-0000358808 | ||
| Luffa satpatia | Gen. Hist. 3: 29 1834 | wfo-0000358825 | ||
| Luffa scabra | Beskr. Guin. Pl. 405 1827 | wfo-0000358823 | ||
| Luffa striata | Linnaea 11(Lit.): 88 1837 | wfo-0000358804 | ||
| Luffa tenera | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 219 1835 | wfo-0000358815 | ||
| Luffa tuberosa | Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 717 1832 | wfo-0000358807 | ||
| Luffa umbellata | Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2: 63 1846 | wfo-0000358802 | ||
| Luffa veitchii | Rev. Hort. 1873: 58 1873 | wfo-0000358809 | ||
| Luffa vittata | Linnaea 15: 206 1841 | wfo-0000358810 |