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Luffa operculata  (L.) Cogn.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 505904

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): luffa [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderCucurbitales   
                            FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes  
                               GenusLuffa Mill. – luffa, vegetable sponge, loofah  
                                  SpeciesLuffa operculata (L.) Cogn. – luffa  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Cucurbitaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Luffa operculata   
       
  Source: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), 2007 - 2011, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/paper.pl?language=en   
  Reference for: Luffa operculata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Luffa operculata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Luffa operculata   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Funk, V., T. Hollowell, P. Berry, C. Kelloff, and S. N. Alexander  
  Publication Date: 2007   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, vol. 55   
  Page(s): 1-584   
  Publisher: Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-1618   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Luffa operculata   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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