Fruit; Nigeria; 10/2008 © Ralf Biechele
Male flower side view; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Male inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Female flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Stem section; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Fruit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 9/2008 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 930 Date of entry: 22.09.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Fluted gourd
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Cucurbitales (26)
Family: Cucurbitaceae (26)(family description)
Genus: Telfairia (1)
Epithet: occidentalis Hook. f. (3)
occidentalis => western
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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