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Luffa aegyptiaca
Sponge Gourd
As recorded: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B.Seymour H. Sohmer →D.B. Sumithraarachchi →
- Collector number
- 10786
- Date
- November 23, 1975
- Locality
- Sri Lanca; Eastern Province; Trinoomalee District; Kantalai-Mahaweliganga Ferry Road; about 3 miles west of ferry.
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 23, 1975, Sohmer, S.H.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. also collected 17 other specimens.
Asparagus
Botany
Corchorus
Botany
Crotalaria retusa
Botany
Glycosmis angustifolia
Botany
Glycosmis angustifolia
Botany
Glycosmis angustifolia
Botany
Heliotropium indicum
Botany
Hemionitis
Botany
Hibiscus
Botany
Hibiscus surattensis
Botany
Lamiaceae
Botany
Ochna
Botany
Ochna
Botany
Polyalthia
Botany
Sida
Botany
Stachytarpheta
Botany
Xenostegia tridentata
Botany
Luffa aegyptiaca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,987 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
4799+3J9, Raninagar, Cossimbazar, Kasim Bazar, Berhampore, West Bengal 742102, India
(c) Suvradeep Mandal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
648台灣雲林縣西螺鎮西螺水利會
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Culiacán Rosales, Sin., México
(c) Marco Polo amarillas vargas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Culiacán, Sin., México
(c) marthajudithosunablancas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Dalian, Liaoning, CN
(c) Mike Yan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
臺灣島, 溪湖鎮, 彰化縣, TW
(c) 巫炘哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Luffa aegyptiaca. BISH 588449. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956340364. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/588449.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956340364 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026