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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = ''Telfairia occidentalis''<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Cucurbitales]]<br /> | familia = [[Cucurbitaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Telfairia]]''<br /> | species = '''''T. occidentalis'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Telfairia occidentalis''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Joseph Dalton Hooker|Hook.f.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Telfairia occidentalis''''' is a tropical [[vine]] grown in [[West Africa]] as a [[leaf vegetable]] and for its edible [[seed]]s. Common names for the plant include '''fluted gourd''', '''fluted pumpkin''', '''iroko''', and '''ugu'''. Ugwu is also a nigerian surname particular with people from Enugu state in eastern Nigeria.<br /> <br /> The plant is [[dioecious]], [[perennial plant|perennial]], and [[drought-tolerant]]. It is usually grown [[trellis]]ed.<br /> <br /> The young [[shoot]]s and [[leaves]] of the female plant are the main ingredient of [[Nigeria]]n edikang ikong [[soup]].<br /> <br /> The large (up to 5 cm), dark red seed is rich in [[fat]] and [[protein]], and can be eaten whole, ground into powder for another kind of soup, or made into a [[fermentation (food)|fermented]] [[porridge]].<br /> <br /> The fruit of the plant is large, reaching 13 kg, but inedible.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/x5043E07.htm Minor oil crops at the FAO]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]<br /> [[Category:leaf vegetables]]<br /> [[Category:Edible nuts and seeds]]<br /> <br /> {{vegetable-stub}}</div>

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