Luffa aegyptiaca
Sponge Gourd
As recorded: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Sykes, W.R.
- Collector number
- 3811/CI
- Date
- July 26, 1991
- Locality
- Tengatangi, Vai Momori track
- Island
- Atiu
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1991, Sykes, W.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Luffa aegyptiaca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 665043. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956628724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/665043.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956628724 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026