- Botanical name - Luffa aegyptiaca Mill
- 10 seeds
- Useful vegetable for cooking or natural sponges
Immature fruits are popular in Asian cuisine. They have a similar flavour to cucumber or zucchini. The vigorous climbing vine produces large gourds, which when left to mature can be harvested dry. The fibrous inner core is used to make natural sponges for bathing and household cleaning.