Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Telfairia occidentalis Hook. f.
ENGLISH : Fluted gourd, Fluted pumpkin, Oyster nut.
PORTUGUESE : Sabina.
YORUBA : Iroko.
Other names of uncertain origin found mostly in Sierra Leone or elsewhere in Africa : Gonugbe, Gonungbe, Krobonko, Lambulambo, Oroko, Pondokoko.
Telfairia pedata (Smith ex Sims) Hook.
SYNONYM(S) : Fevillea pedata Smith ex Sims, Joliffia africana Bojer ex Delile
ENGLISH : Oyster nut, Kwemi nut.
FRENCH : Liane de Joliff (plant), Châtaigne de l'Inhambane (fruit), Kouéme (Africa).
GERMAN : Talerkürbis.
PORTUGUESE : Castanha-de-Inhambane.
SPANISH : Kueme.
SWAHILI : Mkweme.
Other name of uncertain origin found in Malawi : Matandu (Nyanja ?).
Herklots G.A.C. 1972, Vegetables in South-East Asia. Georges Allen & Unwin Ltd. London.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?telfairia (06 February 2000). Search engine.
Wiersema John H. & León Blanca, 1999, World Economic Plants - A Standard Reference, CRC Press LLC.
Still to consult : PROSEA manuals, Burkill and NRC's Lost Crops of Africa.
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