Telfairia pedata

Telfairia pedata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

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

Name

Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook., 1827

Synonyms

• Fevillea pedata Sm. ex Sims
• Joliffia africana Del.
• Telfairia africana (Del.) A. Chev.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa NE-Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J., 1827. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 54: t. 2751-52.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Telfairia pedata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Telfairia pedata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Telfairia pedata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Telfairia pedata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Telfairia pedata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: oysternut

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