Momordica spinosa

Momordica spinosa

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 spinosa

Name

Momordica spinosa (Gilg) Chiov., 1916

Synonyms

• Kedrostis spinosa Gilg, Engl. Jahrb. 34: 360 (1904)
• Kedrostis brevispinosa Cogn., Pflanzenr. (Engl. ) Cucurb.-Fevill. & Melothr. 155 (1916)
• Momordica brevispinosa (Cogn.) Chiov., Fl. Somala 1: 182 (1929)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chiovenda, E. 1916. Resultati Scientifici della Missione Stefanini-Paoli nella Somalia Italiana. 1. Le collezioni botaniche. 241 pp. Firenze: Galletti e Cocci. Reference page. : 1: 82

Additional references

• Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
• Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Momordica spinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Momordica spinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Momordica spinosa. Published online. Accessed: Oct 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Momordica spinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Momordica spinosa. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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