8591.000 Momordica L.

Description of the genus

Prostrate or climbing, monoecious or dioecious, herbs. Flowers white, cream, yellow or orange. Male flowers often with a prominent bract. Petals 5, free. Stamens 3, two 2-thecous, one 1-thecous or less often 2, one 3-thecous and the other 2-thecous. Female flowers solitary. Stigma 3-lobed. Fruit tuberculate, spiny, winged or ribbed, rarely smooth.

Worldwide: 45 species in the Old World tropics

Rwanda: 4 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
charantia L.		Description, Image
cissoides Planch. ex Cogn.
foetida Schumach.		Description, Image
pterocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.

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Flora of Botswana: Momordica
Flora of Burundi: Momordica
Flora of Caprivi: Momordica
Flora of the DRC: Momordica
Flora of Malawi: Momordica
Flora of Mozambique: Momordica
Flora of Zambia: Momordica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Momordica

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Momordica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Momordica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Momordica
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iNaturalist: Momordica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Momordica
JSTOR Plant Science: Momordica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Momordica
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Tropicos: Momordica
Wikipedia: Momordica