Description

Sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica L. aegyptiaca) is a dicotyledonous vine species belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae that originates in tropical Asia. It is an important vegetable and medicinal plant in tropical and subtropical regions globally. The leaves, seeds, and fruits of sponge gourd have been used for the treatment of various diseases, including inflammatory diseases, diarrhea, and viral infections and the triterpenoids isolated from sponge gourd (sapogenins 1 and 2) exhibit immunomodulatory activity.

Scientific classitication

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Genus: Luffa

Common Name

Sponge gourd, Si Gua

  • SUMMARY

  • Published journals

    Horticulture Research

  • Publish date

    2020.08

  • Sequence Method

    Illumina HiSeq, PacBio

  • Assembly Method

    FALCON, Quiver, BWA-MEM, LACHESIS

  • Genome Size

    656.19 Mb

  • Genome Coverage

    371x

  • Scaffolds

    332

  • Contigs

    480

  • N50

    8800239

  • Bioproject

    PRJNA596077

  • Reference url

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41438-020-00350-9

Reference

Wu, H., Zhao, G., Gong, H., Li, J., Luo, C., He, X., ... & Chen, J. (2020). A high-quality sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica) genome. Horticulture research, 7(1), 1-10.