Miller, P. (1768), The Gardeners Dictionary Edn. 8: - [tax. nov.]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 316 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Luffa pentandra Roxb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa leiocarpa (Naudin) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 76 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 6 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 221 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Towel-gourd [n/a]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1186 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 261 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R. & Marsden, C.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 230 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 179 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Momordica luffa L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Momordica cylindrica L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa insularum A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. leiocarpa Naudin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa leiocarpa (Naudin) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A.Gray) Cogn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. multiflora (Spreng.) Domin nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: ChI, WA, NT, Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Momordica luffa L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Momordica cylindrica L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cucurbita multiflora G.Forst. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cucurbita multiflora Spreng. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa pentandra Roxb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica (L.) M.Roem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa insularum A.Gray legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. leiocarpa Naudin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa leiocarpa (Naudin) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. insularum (A.Gray) Cogn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa aegyptiaca var. peramara F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Luffa cylindrica var. multiflora (Spreng.) Domin nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E.Schill. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 127 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Luffa aegyptiaca var. leiocarpa (Naudin) Heiser & E.E.Schill. legitimate

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