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Telfairia occidentalis

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Telfairia occidentalis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Joliffieae
Genus: Telfairia
Species: Telfairia occidentalis

Name

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Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f., 1871

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo (Brazzaville), D.R.Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Gabon, Angola

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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  • English: fluted gourd, oysternut
  • Tyap: a̱hyia̱
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