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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Luffa cylindrica

(L.) M. Roem.

Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Division Magnoliophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order Violales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Luffa

Luffa cylindrica  (L.) M. Roem.

English Common Name: Loofa

Spanish Common Name: esponja

Taxonomic Comments: Syn.: Luffa acutangula.

Name Status: Accepted name; taxon occurs in Galapagos.

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Distribution

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Regions: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

Please be aware that this distribution map is automatically generated from database records (CDF and external specimens, literature records, and observations) and may not accurately reflect the currently-known distribution for all species.

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