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Results of: Search in every Kingdom for Common Name containing 'luffa'
 
 Kingdom Plantae
  luffa – Genus: Luffa Mill. – accepted
  luffa – Species: Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn. – accepted
  smooth luffa – Species: Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. – accepted
   

Results of: Search in every Kingdom for Scientific Name containing 'luffa'
 
 Kingdom Animalia
  Luffariella Thiele, 1899 – valid
  Tapinoma luffae (Kurian, 1955) – valid
 
 Kingdom Plantae
  Luffa Mill. – accepted – luffa, vegetable sponge, loofah
  Luffa acutamgula (L.) Roxb. – not accepted
  Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. – accepted – sinkwa towelsponge, sponge gourd, ridged gourd, Chinese squash
  Luffa acutangula var. acutangula (L.) Roxb. – accepted
  Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) C.B. Clarke – accepted
  Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. – accepted – sponge gourd, dishcloth gourd, smooth luffa
  Luffa cylindrica M. Roem. – not accepted
  Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A. Gray) Cogn. – not accepted
  Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn. – accepted – luffa
  Momordica luffa L. – not accepted
   

Results of: Search in every Kingdom for TSN containing 'luffa'
 
  No Records Found.
   

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