Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl ex Naudin

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Momordica

Characteristics

A pumpkin family plant. It is a trailing herb. The stems are slender and branched. It has underground tubers. The fruit are 2-2.5 cm long and pear shaped. They have 8 sharp ridges. See Momordica tuberosa
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Growth form herb
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Sexuality monoecy
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are fried or roasted. They are used to flavour other vegetables.
Uses medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (aerial part), Antifungal agents (aerial part), Antineoplastic agents (aerial part), Anthelmintics (fruit), Anti-bacterial agents (fruit), Antidepressive agents (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Antioxidants (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (fruit), Diarrhea (fruit), Liver diseases (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Abortifacient agents (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Contraceptive agents (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Fertility agents, female (root), Liver diseases (root), Abortifacient agents (tuber), Abortifacient (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can re-grow from tubers.
Mode tubers
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Images

Momordica cymbalaria unspecified picture

Distribution

Momordica cymbalaria world distribution map, present in Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293432-1
WFO ID wfo-0001300885
COL ID 73NNP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Luffa hilapikku Luffa tuberosa Cucumis tuberosus Kedrostis malvifolia Momordica cymbalaria