Smooth Luffa aina
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
Luffas are vining annual plants that produce fruits for food and the luffa sponge. The fruits of Smooth Luffa are preferred for luffa sponges. Angled luffa, L. acutangula, is the preferred species for edible fruit.
Smooth Luffa
Thai Oval
Produces large oval fruit
Thai Long
Produces smooth long fruit (~30 cm/12 in).
ECHO
Produces smooth, plump fruit.
Buriram Round
Produces smooth, round fruit.
Burmese Bunch
Produces bunches of 5-6 oval fruit about 8-10 cm long. Black seeds.