English: Luffa Tagalog: Patola Loofah or Luffa, common name for a climbing plant of the cucumber family and for the vegetable sponge derived from the plant. There are six species of loofah plant, all of which are native to the Tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa. The common name loofah and the scientific name … Continue reading Patola – Scientific name: Luffa acutangula Linn.