MOMORDICA SESSILIFOLIA
Author:
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1896
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Cogn. (1896). In: Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 821.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
1,5 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Raphanocarpus stefaninii, Chiov.1929.
Momordica stefaninii, Cuf.1965.
Raphanocarpus membranosus, Chiov.
By mistake: Momordica sessilif lora
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this nane by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux in 1896. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the vines up to one and a half meter long.
The name comes from Mordio: 'to bite' after the bitten appearance of the seeds. The species name means 'unstalked, petioled leaves' as the leaves sit directly around the stem. A wild caudex from Palkowitschia.cz.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
