Luffa aegyptiaca
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![Plant.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Luffa_aegyptiaca_Blanco2.334-cropped1533.jpg")
![The fibrous skeleton of the fruit is used as a household scrubber. The fiber is Xylem. It has semi-coarse texture and good durability.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Luffa_sponge1533.png")
![Sponges made of sponge gourd for sale alongside sponges of animal origin (Spice Bazaar at Istanbul, Turkey, September 2008).](/Images/godic/202501/28/2008.09-331-196ap_Sponge_gourd,pd_Spice_Bazaar@Istanbul,TR_mon29sep2008-1315h1533.jpg")
Luffa aegyptiaca , sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber, and also known as Vietnamese luffa, for Vietnam is its native habitat (Vietnamese:mướp hương), is a species of Luffa grown for its fruit. The plant is an annual vine, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.It is known as Awmpawng in Mizo and Bhûl (ভোল) in Assamese.