The fruits of the fluted gourd are inedible, but leaves are used as a vegetable. The seeds are edible.
Names
Scientific
Telfairia occidentalis
English
Fluted gourd
Fluted pumpkin
Dutch
Fluted pompoen
West-Afrikaanse gegroefde pompoen
Taxonomy
Genus
Telfairia
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Order
Cucurbitales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Edible seeds
Food crops
Tropical crops