Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner

Species

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Characteristics

An annual monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 3-4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses animal food food fuel gene source material medicinal oil poison social use
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Melothria sphaerocarpa world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Brazil, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Liberia, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110571-1
WFO ID wfo-0001040390
COL ID 3ZN9F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 853002
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Synonyms

Momordica procera Posadaea sphaerocarpa Cladosicyos edulis Cucumeropsis edulis Cucumeropsis mannii Cucurbitella ecuadorensis Melothria sphaerocarpa Corynosicyos edulis Cucumeropsis mackennii