Pan India Bouquets

Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

Family : Cucurbitaceae
(Gourd Or Melon Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
Synonym(s) : Cucumis acutangulus L.; Cucumis lineatus Bosc; Cucumis megacarpus G.Don; Cucumis operculatus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.; Cucurbita acutangula (L.) Blume; Cucurbita campanulata D.Dietr.; Cucurbita umbellata J.G.Klein ex Willd.; Luffa acutangula f. amara (Roxb.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes; Luffa acutangula var. amara (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke; Luffa amara Roxb.; Luffa cattu-picinna Ser.; Luffa drastica Mart.; Luffa fluminensis M.Roem.; Luffa foetida Cav.; Luffa forskalii Schweinf. ex Harms; Luffa forskalii Beck & F.Abel; Luffa gosa Buch.-Ham.; Luffa kleinii Wight & Arn.; Luffa plukenetiana Ser.; Luffa tenera Royle; Luffa umbellata (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) M.Roem.; Momordica tubiflora Wall.; Trichosanthes amara Blanco
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
Common name : Bitter Luffa, wild luffa, Wild ribbed gourd, Wild ridge gourd
Vernacular name : Tita dhundul (Bengali); Kadvi ghisodi (Gujarati); Ban turai, Karviturai, Karvitori (Hindi); Kahihireya balli (Kannada); Kodu ghosaale (Konkani); Mayang sebot (Manipuri); Kattu peechil, Kattu peechinga (Malayalam); Divali, Kadu-dodaki (Marathi); Jalini, Tikta-koshataki (Sanskrit); Akaca-veni, Pey-p-pirkku, Tittakocataki (Tamil); Adavi bira, Chedu bira, Verri bira (Telugu); Ban turai (Urdu); Awmpawng (Mizo)
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : The immature fruit is eaten as a popular vegetable and is widely cultivated.
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pantropical
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 135; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 256
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Luffa acutangula. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.

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