page_title: Telfairia pedata
section_title: Habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Telfairia pedata / Habitat
caption_attribution_description: Illustration of a fruit of Telfairia pedata
context_page_description: Telfairia pedata, commonly known as oysternut, queen's nut, Zanzibar oilvine, is a dioecious African liana which can grow up to 30 metres long, having purple-pink fringed flowers, and very large, many-seeded, drooping, ellipsoid berries which can weigh up to 15 kg. It is valuable for having edible fruit, seeds and oil.
context_section_description: In its natural state, Telfairia pedata is found in high-precipitation tropical locales, in coastal and riverine forest lowlands, generally not elevated above 1,100 m.
caption: T. pedata fruit
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