Momordica cissoides

Momordica cissoides

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 cissoides

Name

Momordica cissoides Planch. ex Benth., Niger Fl. 370 1849.

Synonyms

• Momordica gracilis Wildem. & Th. Dur.
• Momordica guttata Planch. ex Benth.
• Momordica maculata Planch. ex Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Gambia, ?Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, D.R.Congo (Zaire), South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, W-Angola, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Planchon, J.É. in J. D. Hooker & G. Bentham in W. J. Hooker, 1849. Niger Flora 370.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Momordica cissoides. 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 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Momordica cissoides. Published online. Accessed: Dec 29 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Momordica cissoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Momordica cissoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Momordica cissoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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