Luffa is one of the tropical and subtropical genus of lianas in the pumpkin family or Cucurbitaceae. There are at least two known members of this genus: L. acutangula & x28;gambas& x29; and L. aegyptica & x28;blustru& x29;. Both can grow well in Indonesia; The fruit is cultivated and consumed as a vegetable. & x28;Wikipedia& x29;