Ugu, also known as Fluted Pumpkin in English, is one of Nigeria’s most popular leafy vegetables. It is predominantly grown in southeastern Nigeria but is also cultivated in other regions of the country. Ugu is celebrated for its highly nutritious leaves and seeds. Unlike Pumpkin (ukboghuro), Ugu (Telfairia occidentalis) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family and…
Ugu (Fluted Pumpkin) is a trilling plant grown for its leaves and seeds. In this article, we are looking at the Ugu leaf, more detail about the Ugu seed in the next article, To begin let’s describe the Ugu leaf Description of the Ugu leaf Its appearance: The Ugu leaf is dark green in colour,…
Now in this article we’ll be looking at the Ugu seed, In the previous article we looked at the Ugu leaf. Ugu seed called Mkpuru Ugu and the pod called Ogbo Ugu in igbo, At the start of the growing process of the Ugu plant, The seed is nowhere in the picture aside from the…