Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon (M. charantia) and balsam apple (M. balsamina) ...
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Momordica foetida
Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon and balsam apple. Its species name refers to its unpleasant smell. It was previously named M. morkorra and M. cordata
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Scientific name: Momordica foetida
Momordica foetida is a dioecious, perennial herb with stems as long as 4.5 m producing climbing or trailing tendrils, simple alternate leaves with broadly ovate ...
Momordica foetida Schumach. et Thonn. (Cucurbitaceae) is a perennial climbing herb with tendrils, found in swampy areas in Central Uganda.
Momordica foetida · Cucurbitaceae · Momordica · Momordica foetida. Taxon Names. Approved Names Common Names ...
Nov 25, 2022 · Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing herb with showy flowers native to tropical Africa but found all over the tropics and southern Africa.
Momordica foetida is a herbaceous, climbing, perennial plant producing annual stems up to 4.5 metres long from a stout perennial rootstock.
Leaves simple, unlobed. Stems and petioles spotted with numerous small darker green marks. Fruit ovoid or ellipsoid, softly spiny, bright orange.
May 13, 2021 · The juice of M. foetida, dried and crushed leaves are used to relieve cough, intestinal disorders, headache, earache, toothache and as an cure ...
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Momordica foetida Schum. ... Schum. (1827). In: Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. 426. ... Name. Synonyms: Cucumis cordifolius E.Mey. Cucumis cordifolius E.Mey.
