Cucurbitaceae (pumpkin, or gourd family) » Luffa acutangula var. amara

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

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)