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Cucurbitaceae
Luffa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Luffa P. Miller. Common name: Luffa.

Key to Luffa

A genus of 7 species, annual herbaceous vines, of the tropics.

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References: Nesom (2015b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); Schaefer & Renner In Kubitzki (2011). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Luffa© Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Luffa acutangula var. acutangula source
image #2 of Luffa© Michel Pick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michel Pick | Luffa aegyptiaca source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Luffa© Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Luffa acutangula var. acutangula source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Luffa© Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Luffa acutangula var. acutangula source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Luffano rights reserved, uploaded by Ricardo Lima | Luffa aegyptiaca source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Luffa© P Jeganathan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by P Jeganathan | Luffa aegyptiaca source | Original Image ⭷

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