BIMP Logo
SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 56866

Luffa acutangula

Family: Cucurbitaceae • Common: Angled Loofah; Angled Luffa; Bitter Luffa; Ridge Gourd; Ridged Luffa; Vegetable Sponge; Wild ribbed gourd; Wild ridge gourd; wild luffa
81 Compounds Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Pakistan; Sri Lanka

Overview

Species Luffa acutangula
Habit Climber
Habitat Cultivated; Moist deciduous forests and also along roadsides; Tropical moist deciduous forests; also along roadsides
Distribution (India)
India Map

Synonyms

Vernacular Names

Metabolites

Natural Products

IMPPAT Compounds