*Luffa acutangula (Linnaeus) Roxburgh var. acutangula. Common name: Angled Luffa, Ridged Gourd, Sponge Gourd. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps; cultivated in home gardens, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia
Taxonomy Comments: Var. amara (Roxburgh) Clarke is also native of s. Asia; Nesom (2015b) suggested the possibility that var. amara warrants specific rank.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6; Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.; = n/a — C; < Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. — K4, NS, POWO. Basionym: Cucumis acutangulus Descourt. 1753
Links to other floras: = Luffa acutangula var. acutangula - FNA6
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