Ridged gourd or angled loofah. A type of gourd characterised by ten ridges which run its length.

Synonyms in other languages

English

• Asian okra
• Chinese okra
• angled luffah
• pleated squash
• ridged gourd
• ridged melon
• vegetable sponge

Hindi

• silk gourd

Latin names

• Luffa acutangula

Countries

• Burma
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Thailand
• Viet Nam