https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Telfairia_pedataTelfairia pedata - Revision history2026-04-10T16:29:01ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.0https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?title=Telfairia_pedata&diff=31134&oldid=prevMurali.lalitha: Created page with '__NOTOC__{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name --> | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> | g…'2009-08-06T10:39:35Z<p>Created page with '__NOTOC__{{Plantbox | name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name --> | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> | g…'</p>
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Telfairia pedata, Hook. (Feuillaea pedata, Sims). Root stout, fleshy: st. perennial, 50-100 ft. long: lvs. long-petioled; lfts. 3-5 in. long, acuminate, repand-toothed, glabrous except nerves beneath: fls. pale purple, fringed, male 2 in. across; petals obovate-cuneate; female fls. about 4 in. across; ovary obtusely 10-ribbed: fr. fleshy, sometimes weighs 60 lbs., 200-300-seeded; seed 1 in. broad, edible. Zanzibar. B.M. 2681; 2751, 2752.—Intro. into S. Calif. but not successful. The seeds are roundish, about an inch across, and the kernels are sweet to the taste, and are said to be as good as almonds. The negroes of Trop. Afr. boil and eat them. These seeds also yield an abundance of oil which has been said to be equal to olive oil. The fr. becomes l 1/2 - 3 ft. long and 8 in. wide. It is oblong in shape, has 10-12 deep furrows, and is always green. Both male and female fls. are 5-lobed, copiously fringed and purple in color, the females somewhat brownish, with a circular green throat, while the males have a 5-pointed star of green in the middle. The male fls. are about 2 in. across, females 4 in. across, with an ovary 2 in. long. The foliage has an unpleasant smell when bruised.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963<br />
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --><br />
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