Botanical record
Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Luffa aegyptiaca
- Names as published
- Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.J. Roem and Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem.
- Parts reported
- leaves, root, leaf and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2874599 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Luffa aegyptiaca
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ania Mme | unspecified language | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 65 |
| Aya Oyinbo | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 105 |
| Kankan Ayaba | Yoruba | Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 105 |