Momordica balsamina

Momordica balsamina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: Momordica balsamina

Name

Momordica balsamina L., Sp. Pl (1009) 1753.

Synonyms

• Cucumis agrestis Mill. ex Cogn.
• Momordica garipensis E. Mey.
• Momordica garriepensis Arn.
• Momordica huberii Todaro
• Momordica involucrata E. Mey.
• Momordica schinzii Cogn. ex Schinz
• Nevrosperma cuspidata Rafin.

Homonyms

• Momordica balsamina Wall. = Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin, N-Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, S-Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Pemba Isl., Socotra, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Botswana Continental: Asia-Temperate Saudi Arabia (Hejaz), Bahrain, Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley), Oman (Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), S-Saharan Mts., Nepal, China, peninsular Malaysia, Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, N.W.Frontier Prov., Pakistani Punjab), India Continental: Australia Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales), Christmas Isl. (Austr.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1009. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Momordica balsamina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Momordica balsamina. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Momordica balsamina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Momordica balsamina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Momordica balsamina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Balsam Apple, Cundeamor, Southern Balsampear, Balsam Pear

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