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Momordica

Plants

Family: Cucurbitaceae

59 species in the Library

About

Momordica is a genus of about 60 species of annual or perennial climbers herbaceous or rarely small shrubs belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, native of tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia and Australia. Most species produce floral oils and are visited by specialist pollinators in the apid tribe Ctenoplectrini. A molecular phylogeny that includes all species is available.

Summary from Wikipedia

Momordica angolensis

Momordica angolensis

Momordica angustisepala

Momordica angustisepala

Momordica anigosantha

Momordica anigosantha

Momordica argillicola

Momordica argillicola

Momordica balsamina

Momordica balsamina

Momordica boivinii

Momordica boivinii

Momordica breteleri

Momordica breteleri

Momordica cabrae

Momordica cabrae

Momordica cabraei

Momordica cabraei

Momordica calantha

Momordica calantha

Momordica camerounensis

Momordica camerounensis

Momordica cardiospermoides

Momordica cardiospermoides

Momordica charantia

Momordica charantia

Momordica cissoides

Momordica cissoides

Momordica clarkeana

Momordica clarkeana

Momordica cochinchinensis

Momordica cochinchinensis

Momordica corymbifera

Momordica corymbifera

Momordica crinocarpa

Momordica crinocarpa

Momordica cymbalaria

Momordica cymbalaria

Momordica denticulata

Momordica denticulata

Momordica denudata

Momordica denudata

Momordica dictyosperma

Momordica dictyosperma

Momordica dioica

Momordica dioica

Momordica dissecta

Momordica dissecta

Momordica enneaphylla

Momordica enneaphylla

Momordica foetida

Momordica foetida

Momordica friesiorum

Momordica friesiorum

Momordica gilgiana

Momordica gilgiana

Momordica glabra

Momordica glabra

Momordica henriquesii

Momordica henriquesii

Momordica humilis

Momordica humilis

Momordica involucrata

Momordica involucrata

Momordica janarthanamii

Momordica janarthanamii

Momordica jeffreyana

Momordica jeffreyana

Momordica kirkii

Momordica kirkii

Momordica leiocarpa

Momordica leiocarpa

Momordica littorea

Momordica littorea

Momordica macrosperma

Momordica macrosperma

Momordica martinicensis

Momordica martinicensis

Momordica mossambica

Momordica mossambica

Momordica multiflora

Momordica multiflora

Momordica nuda

Momordica nuda

Momordica obtusisepala

Momordica obtusisepala

Momordica parvifolia

Momordica parvifolia

Momordica peteri

Momordica peteri

Momordica pterocarpa

Momordica pterocarpa

Momordica racemiflora

Momordica racemiflora

Momordica repens

Momordica repens

Momordica rostrata

Momordica rostrata

Momordica rumphii

Momordica rumphii

Momordica sahyadrica

Momordica sahyadrica

Momordica sessilifolia

Momordica sessilifolia

Momordica silvatica

Momordica silvatica

Momordica spinosa

Momordica spinosa

Momordica subangulata

Momordica subangulata

Momordica suboica

Momordica suboica

Momordica trifolia

Momordica trifolia

Momordica trifoliolata

Momordica trifoliolata

Momordica welwitschii

Momordica welwitschii