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| 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 />
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'''''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 />
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The plant is [[dioecious]], [[perennial plant|perennial]], and [[drought-tolerant]]. It is usually grown [[trellis]]ed.<br />
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The young [[shoot]]s and [[leaves]] of the female plant are the main ingredient of [[Nigeria]]n edikang ikong [[soup]].<br />
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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 />
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The fruit of the plant is large, reaching 13 kg, but inedible.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5043E/x5043E07.htm Minor oil crops at the FAO]<br />
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[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]<br />
[[Category:leaf vegetables]]<br />
[[Category:Edible nuts and seeds]]<br />
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