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Taxon:
Telfairia pedata
(Sm.) Hook.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Telfairia
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Joliffieae
Nomen number:
80126
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2751-52. 1827
Verified:
03/04/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Fevillea pedata
Sm.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Joliffia africana
Bojer & Delile
Telfairia africana
(Bojer & Delile) A. Chev.
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Reference(s)
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Telfairia+pedata&quantity=1
Huxley, A., ed.
The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Rosengarten, F.
The book of edible nuts. 1984
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
European garden flora. 1986-
Whitake, T. W.
1990. Cucurbits of potential economic importance. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae. 1990 322.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
http://www.prota4u.info/
Common names
English
oysternut –
Reference(s)
queen's-nut –
Reference(s)
Zanzibar oilvine –
Reference(s)
French
châtaigne de l'Inhambane –
Reference(s)
kouémé –
Reference(s)
liane de Joliff –
Reference(s)
German
Talerkürbis –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
castanha-de-Inhambane –
Reference(s)
Spanish
kueme –
Reference(s)
Swahili
mkwema –
Reference(s)
mkweme –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
incl. Zanzibar Is. & Pemba Is.
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
also cult.
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
(incl. Zanzibar Is. & Pemba Is.)
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
Cultivated
Africa
REGION:
Africa
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Human food
Materials
lipids (for candle and soap making & cosmetics fide PROTA4U) –
Reference(s)
Medicines
folklore (fide PROTA4U) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses