Luffa acutangula

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1948703
Luffa acutangula
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Luffa acutangula

Summary

Luffa acutangula is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Luffa acutangula's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Luffa acutangula is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Luffa acutangula is classified within Luffa[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Luffa acutangula is Luffa acutangula[6].
  • Luffa acutangula is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Luffa acutangula is used for food[8].
  • Luffa acutangula's Commons category is recorded as Luffa acutangula[9].
  • Luffa acutangula's has basionym is recorded as Cucumis acutangulus[10].
  • Luffa acutangula's Commons gallery is recorded as Luffa acutangula[11].
  • Luffa acutangula's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[12].
  • Luffa acutangula's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22787[13].
  • Luffa acutangula's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. acutangula'}[14].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sinkwa towelsponge'}[15].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '广东丝瓜'}[16].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '棱角丝瓜'}[17].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '广东丝瓜'}[18].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棱角丝瓜'}[19].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野黄麻'}[20].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '毛草龙'}[21].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '广东丝瓜*(棱角丝瓜)'}[22].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丝瓜'}[23].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丝瓜络'}[24].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丝瓜子胃'}[25].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丝瓜皮'}[26].
  • Luffa acutangula is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '丝瓜蒂'}[27].

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Classification

Luffa acutangula's scientific name is Luffa acutangula[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Luffa[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sinkwa towelsponge'}[15], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '广东丝瓜'}[16], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '棱角丝瓜'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '广东丝瓜'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '棱角丝瓜'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野黄麻'}[20].

Identifiers

Luffa acutangula's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 164869[28]. Luffa acutangula's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56866[29]. Luffa acutangula's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487004[30]. Luffa acutangula's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874601[31]. Luffa acutangula's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503569[32].

Why It Matters

Luffa acutangula ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym Cucumis acutangulus
    Has use medicinal plant, food
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Luffa
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