MOMORDICA BOIVINII
Author:
Henri Ernest Baillon, 1886
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Baill. (1885). In: Hist. Pl. (Baill.) 8: 407, T. 289-291.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres
Height:
2-7,5 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Raphanocarpus boivinii, Chiovenda, 1929.
Raphanistrocarpus asperifolius, Cogn. 1924.
Raphanistrocarpus boivinii, Cogniaux, 1895.
Raphanocarpus tuberosus, Dinter
The name comes from Mordio: 'to bite' after the bitten appearance of the seeds. The species name after Louis Hyacinthe Boivin, 1808-1852, a French botanist.
Flower
Dark Yellow
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
