*Luffa acutangula * var. * amara * C.B.Clarke
- *LUF-fuh* -- from the Arabic word *lufah* or *lufa* *a-kew-TAN-gu-luh* or *a-kew-TAN-gyoo-luh* -- having sharp angles *a-MAH-ruh* or *a-MAR-uh* -- bitter to the taste ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Kodu Ghosaale (Konkani: कोडु घोसाळे)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075591508%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzftxL4oUoABVjEmggZpoF3WDRDumA> Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: bitter luffa, wild luffa, wild ribbed gourd, wild ridge gourd • *Bengali*: তিতা ধুন্দুল tita dhundul • *Gujarati*: કડવી ઘિસોડી kadvi ghisodi • *Hindi*: बन तुरई ban turai • *Kannada*: ಕಹಿಹೀರೆಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kahihireya balli • *Konkani*: कोडु घोसाळे kodu ghosaale • *Malayalam*: കാട്ടു പീച്ചില് kattu peechil, കാട്ടു പീച്ചിങ്ങ kattu peechinga • *Marathi*: दिवाळी divali, कडूदोडकी kadu-dodaki • *Sanskrit*: जालिनी jalini, तिक्त कोषातकी tikta-koshataki • *Tamil*: ஆகாசவேணி akaca-veni, பேய்ப்பீர்க்கு pey-p-pirkku, தித்தகோசாதகி tittakocataki • *Telugu*: అడవి బీర adavi bira, చేదు బీర chedu bira, వెర్రి బీర verri bira • *Urdu*: بن ترئي ban turai *Endemic to*: India (peninsula and Bengal) *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FBitter%2520Luffa.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWnmnVamMlTp95Sb61DvvxpEwtPw>• Indian Herbal Cure<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Findianherbalcure.com%2FLuffa_Amara.aspx&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQfLzqvc5DQ4GWLXCyw1EfCvQlGA>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1345&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzep6RH8soKnPM8-GqYc3yddmoPkWQ>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> *more views*: - Oct 9, 2010 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Ban Turai (Urdu: بن ترئي)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074967859%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfNdXwAPV4s7ejgW1jaDlAXK8tezA> [image: Verri Bira (Telugu: వెర్రి బీర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075572532%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcpf-mg_9Kd9XLOeG9BUqQQ_MEsAA> [image: Luffa acutangula var. amara]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074980725%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd-VinStVH0oqu1QewTAMD0wgf7iQ> [image: Wild Luffa]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5075573574%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdhYPEjvhhSgy9rZzeDZZpmBpgkgg> [image: Kahihireya Balli (Kannada: ಕಹಿಹೀರೆಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074978393%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeCy_pzvrUuCITYCVhN0ibyXRThBQ> [image: Kadvi Ghisodi (Gujarati: કડવી ઘિસોડી)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5074979549%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdHWcHGD9gM9c3VGF2dPE2mtG80WQ> [image: Chedu Bira (Telugu: చేదు బీర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070279731%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd41jjVeIpNsSONxXQ_V1UKEQ34dw> [image: Tittakocataki (Tamil: தித்தகோசாதகி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070888816%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzftDNWpWFRBS9_s0zLjLdxxdsfsjw> [image: Kattu Peechinga (Malayalam: കാട്ടു പീച്ചിങ്ങ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5070285357%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfygTkEMqR4T-ZdxF3GO8SXA8zTIw> ... more views at *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DLuffaacutangulavaramara%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAx7tqLEaqygiObx1n0DpNl6Qatg> * Regards. Dinesh
