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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Luffa operculata in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Luffa operculata var. lobata Cogn. is a synonym of Luffa sepium (G.Mey.) C.Jeffrey

This name is a synonym of Luffa sepium (G.Mey.) C.Jeffrey.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 9200712) with original publication details: Fl. Bras. 6(4): 13 13 1878.