What is the English name for Elejo tomato?
Snake Tomato Elejo Tomato (Snake Tomato) Snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina) locally known as “elejo tomato” is a variety growing mostly wild in southwestern Nigeria. It is mainly found in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo.
What is the medicinal value of snake tomatoes?
Diabetes: Snake tomato is a low-calorie food, and it can be used by Type- lI-diabetic patients. Heart Disorders: Juice obtained from fresh leaves of snake tomato is of great advantage in managing heart disorders like palpitation as well as pain within the heart on physical exercise.
Is unripe snake tomato edible?
The edible portions of T. cucumerina include the mature unripe coat and the red fleshy pulp covering the seeds in the ripened fruit. The fully mature fruit contains a soft, red, and tomato-like pulp that is used in stews or sauces as a substitute for tomato puree or paste.
Is Solanum lycopersicum a cherry tomato?
There are two general shapes of cherry tomatoes: round and elongated (sometimes called grape tomatoes). Both are the same plant, Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme.
Snake tomato (Trichosanthes cucumerina) locally known as “elejo tomato” is a variety growing mostly wild in southwestern Nigeria.
Snake tomato i.e tomato elejo in my language. 1 yr. Udemezue Chukwudi Id. tomato agwo. very nice look but with very bad smell. I don’t …