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8591.000 Momordica
Description of the genus
Prostrate or climbing, monoecious or dioecious, herbs. Flowers white, cream, yellow or orange. Male flowers often with a prominent bract. Petals 5, free. Stamens 3, two 2-thecous, one 1-thecous or less often 2, one 3-thecous and the other 2-thecous. Female flowers solitary. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit tuberculate, spiny, winged or ribbed, rarely smooth. Worldwide: 45 species in the Old World tropics Caprivi: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| balsamina L. | Description, Image |
| humilis (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey | |
| kirkii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Momordica:
Our websites:
Flora of Botswana: MomordicaFlora of Caprivi: cultivated Momordica
Flora of Malawi: Momordica
Flora of Mozambique: Momordica
Flora of Zambia: Momordica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Momordica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MomordicaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Momordica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Momordica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Momordica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Momordica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Momordica
JSTOR Plant Science: Momordica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Momordica
Plants of the World Online: Momordica
Tropicos: Momordica
Wikipedia: Momordica
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