- Family : CUCURBITACEAE
(Gourd Or Melon Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Cucurbitaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
- Vernacular name :
- Mozhukupirkanakai, Peerkangai (Tamil)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Plains to low altitudes
- Comments / notes : Cultivated
- Distribution :
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- Himachal Pradesh : Shimla district
- Delhi : Delhi
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Malawi, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Provinces Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Malawi, Mozambique, New Guinea, Northern Provinces Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Literature :
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 303-304
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Luffa cylindrica. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.
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