Telfairia occidentalis - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID643ff9408a9a4360551410
Scientific name Telfairia occidentalis
Authority Hook.f.
First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 524 (1871)

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Language Common/alternative name
English oysternut
Arabic تلفيرية غربية
Chinese 凹槽南瓜

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Uganda
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000408984
USDA Plants TEOC2
Tropicos 9200011
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294054-1
The Plant List kew-2434677
PFAF Telfairia occidentalis
Open Tree Of Life 1034409
Observations.org 315527
NCBI Taxonomy 383670
IPNI 294054-1
iNaturalist 431679
GBIF 2874669
Freebase /m/07c83x
EPPO TEFOC
EOL 484065
Elurikkus 322988
USDA GRIN 80125
Wikipedia Telfairia_occidentalis

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_026257165.2 ASM2625716v2 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2023-06-07 105.0x 710.81 Mb

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Molecular markers associated with resistance to squash leaf curl China virus and tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poir.) breeding line AVPU1426 Schafleitner R, Chen-yu L, Laenoi S, Shu-mei H, Srimat S, Gi-An L, Chatchawankanphanich O, Dhillon NP Sci Rep 21-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10957999
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-57348-9
PMID:38514827
Learning from One-Health approaches to explore links between farming practices, animal, human and ecosystem health in Nigeria Otu A, Onwusaka O, Meseko C, Effa E, Ebenso B, Isong Abraham I, Ijomanta J, Omileye A, Emelife C, Eziechina S, Suleiman K, Ochu C, Adetimirin V Front Nutr 26-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10853374
doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1216484
PMID:38344020
Prevalence of and risk factors for iron deficiency among pregnant women with moderate or severe anaemia in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study Babah OA, Akinajo OR, Beňová L, Hanson C, Abioye AI, Adaramoye VO, Adeyemo TA, Balogun MR, Banke-Thomas A, Galadanci HS, Sam-Agudu NA, Afolabi BB, Larsson EC BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768359
doi:10.1186/s12884-023-06169-1
PMID:38182997
An update about beneficial effects of medicinal plants in aquaculture: A review Dadras F, Velisek J, Zuskova E Vet Med (Praha) 26-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10828785
doi:10.17221/96/2023-VETMED
PMID:38303995
Microbial Diversity in African Foods and Beverages: A Systematic Assessment Ghosh S, Bornman C, Meskini M, Joghataei M Curr Microbiol 26-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10678836
doi:10.1007/s00284-023-03481-z
PMID:38008849
Haematinic and Hepatoprotective Properties of Telfairia occidentalis Fruit Mesocarp on Phenylhydrazine-Induced Anaemia in Experimental Rats Nneoyi-Egbe AF, Onyenweaku E, Akpanukoh A, Ebai P Biochem Res Int 09-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10578983
doi:10.1155/2023/8838481
PMID:37849648
Anti-inflammatory natural products modulate interleukins and their related signaling markers in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review Gandhi GR, Mohana T, Athesh K, Hillary VE, Vasconcelos AB, Farias de Franca MN, Montalvão MM, Ceasar SA, Jothi G, Sridharan G, Gurgel RQ, Xu B J Pharm Anal 22-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10785269
doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2023.09.012
PMID:38223446
Formulation of fiber enriched crackers biscuit: Effect on nutritional composition, physical and sensory properties Ujong AE, Emelike NJ, Woka FI, Otekeiwebia JNR F Heliyon 02-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10256926
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15941
PMID:37305519
Environmental exposure assessment of lead and cadmium in street vended foods sold in selected locations in Kenya Mwove J, Imathiu S, Orina I, Karanja P Food Sci Nutr 28-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10261756
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3344
PMID:37324892
Biostimulant Activity of Silicate Compounds and Antagonistic Bacteria on Physiological Growth Enhancement and Resistance of Banana to Fusarium Wilt Disease Zakaria MA, Sakimin SZ, Ismail MR, Ahmad K, Kasim S, Baghdadi A Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005601
doi:10.3390/plants12051124
PMID:36903985
Effect of Fermentation on the Nutritional Quality of the Selected Vegetables and Legumes and Their Health Effects Knez E, Kadac-Czapska K, Grembecka M Life (Basel) 27-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10051273
doi:10.3390/life13030655
PMID:36983811
Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium levels of commonly consumed foods and estimates of dietary intakes of selected Nigerian adults Shokunbi OS, Adepoju OT, Ramaite ID, Shokunbi OS, Mojapelo PE, Akinyele IO Heliyon 15-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9981908
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13729
PMID:36873486
Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects Jato J, Orman E, Duah Boakye Y, Oppong Bekoe E, Oppong Bekoe S, Asare-Nkansah S, Spiegler V, Hensel A, Liebau E, Agyare C Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 31-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9825222
doi:10.1155/2022/8023866
PMID:36624864
Aquaponics production system: A review of historical perspective, opportunities, and challenges of its adoption Okomoda VT, Oladimeji SA, Solomon SG, Olufeagba SO, Ogah SI, Ikhwanuddin M Food Sci Nutr 18-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10002891
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3154
PMID:36911833
Use of medicinal plants as feed additives in the diets of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and the African Sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in Southern Africa Mbokane EM, Moyo NA Front Vet Sci 16-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9800439
doi:10.3389/fvets.2022.1072369
PMID:36590800

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
alpha-Eleostearic acid 5281115 Click to see CCCCC=CC=CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9350001630
Octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid 93077 Click to see CCCCC=CC=CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1039/JR9350001630

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