MOMORDICA BALSAMINA
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 1009.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres (5 meters)
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Momordica involucrata, E. Meyer ex Sonder.
Momordica schinzii, Cogn.
Momordica garipensis, E.Mey.
Momordica garriepensis, Arn.
Momordica huberi, Tod.
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Momordica involucrata, E.Mey. ex Sond.
Nevrosperma cuspidata, Raf.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in most of Africa, the Arab peninsular and strangely enough: Australia. It grows in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The vines will grow up to five meters long. The flowers from white to yellow with two almost black spots.
The name comes from Mordio: 'to bite' after the bitten appearance of the seeds. The species name from Latin: balsamum referring to one of it's medical uses. Open fruit with seeds. Grit 5mm. The leaf by Bernard Gacongne. The fruit by Bernard Gacongne.
Flower
White - Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
