Momordica dioica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: Momordica dioica

Name

Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 4(1): 605 1805.

Synonyms

Bryonia grandis Wall.
Momordica balsamina Wall.
Momordica hamiltoniana Wall.
Momordica hamiltoniana Wall. ex G. Don
Momordica heyneana Wall.
Momordica heyneana Wall. ex G. Don
Momordica hispida Dennst.
Momordica missionis Wall.
Momordica sicyoides Ser.
Momordica trilobata Wight ex Steud.
Momordica tuberosa Dennst.
Momordica wallichii M. Roem.
Trichosanthes russeliana Wall.
Trichosanthes russeliana Wall. ex G. Don

Homonyms

Momordica dioica Wall. = Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
- - Bhutan, Darjeeling, India, Pakistan (N.W.Frontier Prov., Pakistani Punjab, Rawalpindi, Dir, Swat, Hazara), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir, Jammu), Sri Lanka, Myanmar [Burma], Java, China (Yunnan), Bangladesh, peninsular Malaysia, Andamans (South Andamans), Nepal

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Willdenow, C.L. 1805. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4, pars 1. pp. [1]–629. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : (1):605.

Additional references

Roxburgh, W., 1805. Species Plantarum 4 (1):605. 1805

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Momordica dioica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Momordica dioica. Published online. Accessed: Dec 28 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Momordica dioica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Momordica dioica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Momordica dioica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: কাঁকরোল
English: spiny gourd,kantola
हिन्दी: ककोड़ा
മലയാളം: എരുമപ്പാവൽ
मराठी: करटोली
नेपाली: वन करेला
русский: Момордика двудомная
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱠᱟᱪᱟᱱ
தமிழ்: தும்பை
తెలుగు: ఆగాకర
中文: 云南木鳖