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Sponge Gourd
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Sponge Gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Luffa cylindrica, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber, or Vietnamese luffa, is a species of Luffa cultivated for its fruit. The plant is an annual vine, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Sponge Gourd in Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume Middle of Middle

Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume Middle of Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.120

Sponge Gourd in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms (Volume 104)

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms (Volume 104)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.102

Sponge Gourd in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 6)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 6)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.15

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In the stacks

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1004655.