Telfairia occidentalis
Fluted Gourd, Fluted Pumpkin
Other regional names: Oysternut
- Oysternut
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cucurbitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Telfairia occidentalis (commonly known as Fluted Gourd or Fluted-Pumpkin) is a climbing plant within the Cucurbitaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaïre