page_title: Luffa aegyptiaca
hierarchical_section_title: Luffa aegyptiaca
caption_attribution_description: Plate from book
context_page_description: Luffa cylindrica, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.
context_section_description: Luffa cylindrica, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa,  is an annual  species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.
caption: Leaves, flower and fruit of a luffa
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