Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f.

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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	occidentalis: western.
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Worldwide distribution:	Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Gabon, Cabinda, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo and Uganda.
Botanical divisions:	II,IV,VI
Growth form(s):	Climber.
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Literature:	Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 23 - 25. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Telfairia occidentalis
African Plant Database: Telfairia occidentalis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Telfairia occidentalis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Telfairia occidentalis
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iNaturalist: Telfairia occidentalis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Telfairia occidentalis
JSTOR Plant Science: Telfairia occidentalis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Telfairia occidentalis
Plants of the World Online: Telfairia occidentalis
Tropicos: Telfairia occidentalis
Wikipedia: Telfairia occidentalis