Luffa aegyptiaca
Sponge Gourd
As recorded: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W251
- Date
- August 3, 1972
- Locality
- At village of Falevao - near bridge
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1972, Whistler, W.A. also collected 11 other specimens.
Luffa aegyptiaca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. 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 83886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/83886.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282127 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026