Luffa - Simple English Wikipedia

# Luffa

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? Luffa
Angled luffa with nearly mature fruit
Scientific classification

Kingdom: | Plantae
Division: | Magnoliophyta
Class: | Magnoliopsida
Order: | Cucurbitales
Family: | Cucurbitaceae
Genus: | Luffa

Species

- L. acutangula (Angled luffa, Ridged Luffa)
- L. aegyptiaca (Smooth luffa, Egyptian luffa)
- L. operculata (Sponge cucumber)

and others

A luffa (also spelled loofah or loofa)is a long thin dried inner part of the fruit of a tropical plant. It is often used as a sponge for washing the body.

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