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Telfairia
Sign in to saveTelfairia is a small genus of flowering plants in the squash family which are native to Africa. They include Telfairia occidentalis, the fluted pumpkin, which is an important vegetable in Nigeria and other African nations. It is also known as the oyster nut, a common name it shares with its relative Telfairia pedata. These are woody and herbaceous dioecious vines which bear squashlike fruits that contain large, nutritious oily seeds. The third species is Telfairia batesii which is very rare and not cultivated.
Species
Mauritius Tree Fern
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCucurbitales
- FamilyCucurbitaceae
Telfairia là một chi thực vật có hoa trong họ Cucurbitaceae.[1] Mục lục 1 Loài 2 Hình ảnh 3 Chú thích 4 Liên kết ngoài Loài Chi Telfairia gồm các loài: Hình ảnh Chú thích ^ The Plant List (2010). “Telfairia”. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 9 năm 2013. Liên kết ngoài Phương tiện liên quan tới Telfairia tại Wikimedia Commons Dữ liệu liên quan tới Telfairia tại Wikispecies Bài viết Họ Bầu bí này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. x t s
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Collections
- NY, MO, BRIT, MNHN, UF
- Recorded in
- Nigeria, Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Benin, Venezuela, United States, BréSil
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Telfairia is a small genus of flowering plants in the squash family which are native to Africa. They include Telfairia occidentalis, the fluted pumpkin, which is an important vegetable in Nigeria and other African nations. It is also known as the oyster nut, a common name it shares with its relative Telfairia pedata. These are woody and herbaceous dioecious vines which bear squashlike fruits that contain large, nutritious oily seeds. The third species is Telfairia batesii which is very rare and not cultivated.
These vines grow quickly to lengths of 30 meters or more, using tendrils to scale trees. T. pedata is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive foliage. The seeds of T. occidentalis and T. pedata are over 25% protein and 55% oil, making them a good source of nutrition. They are used as a traditional food source for nursing mothers; the seed flour is fermented to make baby food; and the leaves and shoots, especially of T. occidentalis, are eaten as vegetables.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Telfairia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.