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Telfairia pedata (Sims) Hook.

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Hook. (1827). In: Bot. Mag., T. 2751-2752.
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Cucurbitales
family
Cucurbitaceae
genus
Telfairia
species
Telfairia pedata

Name

Synonyms
Fevillea pedata Sm.
Fevillea pedata Sm. ex Sims
Joliffia africana Delile
Telfairia africana (Delile) A.Chev.
Homonyms
Telfairia pedata (Sims) Hook.
Common names
Talerkürbis in German
Zanzibar oilvine in English
castanha-de-Inhambane in Portuguese
châtaigne de l'Inhambane in French
kouémé in French
kueme in Spanish
liane de Joliff in French
mkwema in Swahili
mkweme in Swahili
oysternut in English
oysternut in English
oysternut in language.
queen's-nut in English
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