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Momordica henriquesii Cogn.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Momordica

Characteristics

male flowers numerous in sessile or shortly pedunculate axillary bracteate or ebracteate fascicles; peduncle up to 3·8 cm. long; bracts 2–12 mm. long, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, shortly acuminate; pedicels 15–30 mm. long. Receptacle-tube (1)2–4 mm. long, lobes (3)5–8 mm. long, lanceolate, acutely-acuminate. Petals (0·5)1·2–1·6 cm. long, yellow, dark at the base, obovate, rounded, apiculate.
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Leaf-lamina 4·5–11·3 × 3·5–11·8 cm., broadly ovate, deeply cordate, narrowly decurrent on to petiole, minutely apiculate-denticulate, unlobed or obscurely 3-lobed, shortly acuminate, acute, apiculate, finely pubescent on veins and minutely punctate beneath, minutely hispidulous above.
Stems scandent, very shortly and finely pubescent, becoming woody with grey sulcate bark.
Petiole 1·9–3 cm. long, finely pubescent.
Fruit ovoid-rostrate, winged, velutinous.
Tendrils simple or 2-fid.
Female flowers unknown.
Flowers dioecious.
Seeds unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Momordica henriquesii world distribution map, present in Mozambique and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Momordica henriquesii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293464-1
WFO ID wfo-0001272250
COL ID 43Z2D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Momordica pycnantha Momordica henriquesii
WorldFloraDB 2024