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Melothria tridactyla

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Identification
Melothria tridactyla Hook.f. [family CUCURBITACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Zehneria thwaitesii (Schweinf.) C.Jeffrey [family CUCURBITACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Keraudren-Aymonin M.,
Related name
  • Melothria unrecorded
  • Zehneria thwaitesii
  • Melothria tridactyla
Common name
  • tekε (JMD) (GHANA, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • koibεre (JMD) koibwεre (JMD) m-bembe-ambawa (JMD) m-bembe-ange (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • εtene (FRI) (GHANA, WASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • barbo (K&A) barböf (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • deran (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kheter (JMD) ndidan (JMD) ndiran = mob/crowd (DF) ndupentan (JMD) niaje-payas (JMD) niakala-khat (JMD) tiéhomtioli (JMD) tiohamtuile (JMD) tiokom-tiokom onomatopoeic, as when chewing (DF) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • an-kolma (JMD) an-kolma-an-tar (JMD) a-ro-gban (JMD) an-siri (JMD) an-siri-an-rini (JMD) an-siri-a-ro-beth (JMD) an-siri-a-ro-kant (JMD) a-soi (JMD) an-soi-a-rungi (JMD) a-wor-woraŋ for larger sedges (FCD) a-wor-woraŋ-a-ro-bath (JMD) a-wor-woran-a-ro-bunko (JMD) an-yetσ (JMD) an-yetσ-a-ro-bath, ro-bath: in a fresh-water swamp, i.e., sedges of the swamp (FCD) an-yetσ-a-ro-kai (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • jamsindi (JMD) kajije nguru fragrant-rooted sedges (JMD) suweji (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Gambia) fungul (JMD) (THE GAMBIA, FULA-PULAAR (The), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fainye-saxei (JMD) fidera-saxei (JMD) fili-saxei (JMD) lela (JMD) mela (JMD) melaxame (JMD) nela (JMD) nela-fimbe (JMD) nela-gine (JMD) nela-xame (JMD) nela-xuxuri (JMD) siaxei (JMD) tigerin-wuri (JMD) tigerinyi (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • babwie (JMD) mεle (JMD) logon (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • aberewa sekan = old woman’s knife (Enti) εtene (JMD) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • njewσ a general term, esp. for Scleria spp. (FCD) njewσ-ha (def.-hei) ha: female-?small, soft spp. njewσ-hina: male-? tough, scabrid spp. njewσ-mumu sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) njewσ-wa large sedges (JMD) tugbε, tugbεlε (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dogbodogobo (JMD) hujẹhujẹ (JMD) imeremere (JMD) làbẹlàbẹ = it cuts, it cuts: for sharp-leaved sedges, cf. ọbẹ: knife (JMD; Verger) matisan sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ashiayi (JMD) ńné íkútē = female, or mother grass, i.e., softer than the male (JMD) óké íkútē = male grass (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ásái sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n-togon (JMD) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • santil-lε (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tara (JMD) taré gué (JMD) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tene, εtene (JMD, Enti) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • khein (JMD) rǒl (JMD) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kayundu (JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • pehpeh (JMD) pi pi (JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • alwanzan sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) ayáá-ayáá (JMD) badayi sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) geémun kwaàdoó grass-like sedges (JMD) kaàjiíjìn daájiì (JMD) kajijin shanu (JMD) kudunduriniya sharp-leaved sedges (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kuntiampo (JMD) kwoto-murridjé (JMD) (SENEGAL, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ahσ (JMD) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for MELOTHRIA tridactyla Hook. f. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 521, (1871) Author: (By Mr. J. G. Baker.)
Names
MELOTHRIA tridactyla Hook. f. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
MELOTHRIA Thwaitesii Schweinf. [family CUCURBITACEAE], Reliq. Kotschy. 44, t. 29, excl. syn. and description of fruit.
Information
Glaucous.Stems and branches smooth or scabrid, ultimate capillary. Leaves 1 1/2–4 in. broad, green, triangular in outline, 3-lobed; lobes narrow or broad, the lateral placed at right angles with the middle one which is the longest, all obtuse or acute, apiculate, almost quite entire, scabrid above, glabrous or scabrid on the nerves beneath; petioles short or long, sometimes hispid. Male fl.: Peduncles capillary. Calyx shortly campanulate. Corolla 1/8 in. diameter, yellow. Filaments very short; anthers oblong, all 2-celled, cells parallel, ciliate; connective produced. Female fl.: Peduncles 3/4–2 in. Ovary very slender, long-beaked. Style slender. Fruit fusiform, 3/4–1 in. long, beaked at both ends. Seeds lenticular, 1/10 in. long, pale brown.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea shady places, Golungo Alto, Dr. Welwitsch!Congo Lower Guinea Burton!Mozamb. Dist. Shupanga, Dr. Kirk!
Notes
Capillary, leafless, axillary branches often bear both male and female flowers, and resemble peduncles. The young leaves are triangular, as in M. triangularis, but not toothed as in that plant. Also found in Johanna Island. Schweinfurth refers this to M. deltoidea, Thw., of Ceylon (not Benth.), from which it differs widely in the ripe fruit.

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