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Telfairia pedata
Telfairia pedata
- Botanic Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Author
- (Smith ex Sims) Hooker f.
- Propagation
- R.S.
- Cultivated
- C, seeds, vegetable
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Comoros
- Madagascar
- N. Mozambique
- E. Tanzania
Natural Habitats
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Bifid tendril tall climber, digitate leaves ,leaflets to 125mm long, pale purple male flowers to 50mm diameter with bracteoles, petals pubescent on back, pale purple female flower to 100mm diameter, ribbed fruit to 27kilogram
Cultivated for edible fruits & seeds, oil extracted from seeds
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