PLANTS Profile for Telfairia pedata (oysternut)

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PLANTS Profile

Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook.
oysternut

Symbol:

TEPE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

More Information:

Related Taxa:
Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 2 species in Telfairia

Classification:
Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Telfairia Hook. – telfairia
Species	Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook. – oysternut

More Accounts and Images:
Telfairia pedata (Sm. ex Sims) Hook.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505898.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 05:16 PM CDT