Luffa aegyptiaca
species of plant
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Summary
Luffa aegyptiaca is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,389 views/month, #1,371 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Luffa[4]
- Taxon name: Luffa aegyptiaca[5]
- Has use: medicinal plant[6], vegetable[7], food[8]
- Commons category: Luffa aegyptiaca[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Luffa aegyptiaca[10]
- Commons gallery: Luffa aegyptiaca[11]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[12]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[13], New International Encyclopedia[14]
- Taxon synonym: Luffa cylindrica[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22788[16]
- Short name: L. aegyptiaca[17]
- Taxon common name: sponge gourd[18], 絲瓜[19], 丝瓜[20], 水瓜[21], 丝瓜根[22], 丝瓜藤[23], 丝瓜叶[24], 丝瓜子[25], 丝瓜络[26], 丝瓜子胃[27], 丝瓜皮[28], 丝瓜蒂[29], 丝瓜花[30], 天罗水[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[32]
- Taxon author citation: Mill.[33]
- Taxon range: People's Republic of China[34], Fujian[35], Tibet Autonomous Region[36], Guangdong[37], Angola[38]
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Identifiers
Luffa aegyptiaca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3670[39]. Luffa aegyptiaca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52202223[40]. Luffa aegyptiaca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874599[41]. Luffa aegyptiaca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503570[42].
Why It Matters
Luffa aegyptiaca has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]