Telfariria occidentalis | Ovee

Scientific classification of Telfariria occidentalis

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Telfairia
Species: T. occidentalis

Binomial name:Telfairia occidentalis
Common Name :Ovee.

Useful parts of Telfariria occidentalis : Leaves.

Medicinal uses : Leaves extract used for treatment of convulsions in children.