Ugu seeds already germinated and rooted, to make it easy for you to grow. We ship all over the United States by Priority Mail.. Grow this wonderful vegetable in your garden or in a container for cooking all types of dishes or for juicing. Ugu is a tropical vine that is commonly grown in West Africa as a leaf vegetable and for its edible seeds. Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, ugu, and ikong-ubong. T. occidentalis is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family and is indigenous to Western Africa.Ugu Seeds - rooted and germinatedUgu Seeds rooted and germinated