Momordica dioica

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, 2nd 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: কাকরোল
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

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