Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 605 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1997). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 11: 1-420. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Nazimuddin, S. & Naqvi, S.S.H. (1984). Flora of Pakistan 154: 1-56. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Renner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1997). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 11: 1-420. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Renner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [1119] India K003452625 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3327] India K003452630 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [3415] India K003452600 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [5] India K003452588 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [5] India K003452584 Yes
Kabir; Drummond, J.R. [14472] India K003452556 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K003452530 Yes
Walker [1531] Sri Lanka K003452663 Yes
Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A.; Abeysiri, B. [10460] Sri Lanka K003452658 Yes
Stocks; [Faulkes] [s.n.] India K003452640 Yes
Narasimhan, P.L. [165269] India K003452604 Yes
John, K.J. [[SBJ017]] India K003452613 Yes
s.coll. [5] K003452637 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452543 Yes
Thwaites [CP1614] Sri Lanka K003452667 Yes
[Masters] [436] India K003452599 Yes
s.coll. [1127] India K003452657 Yes
John, K.J. [[SBJ01-31]] India K003452609 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25024] India K003452572 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24642] India K003452545 Yes
Bourne [341R] India K003452632 Yes
Thwaites [CP197] Sri Lanka K003452664 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [s.n.] India K003452629 Yes
Bourne [1095] India K003452627 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452550 Yes
Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] India K003452597 Yes
[Law] [s.n.] India K003452635 Yes
s.coll. [[CN405]] India K003452580 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1090] India K003452628 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K003452652 Yes
Hooker; Jenkins [423] India K003452593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003452534 Yes
[G. Moza] [s.n.] India K003452602 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [s.n.] India K003452611 Yes
Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A.; Abeysiri, B. [10535] Sri Lanka K003452661 Yes
s.coll. [1120] K003452645 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28147A] India K003452555 Yes
Forrest, G. [8861] China K003452421 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K003452622 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [3960] India K003452605 Yes
Forrest, G. [6876] China K003452418 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [5] India K003452579 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24639] India K003452544 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15469] India K003452634 Yes
s.coll. [1129] India K004031120 Yes
s.coll. [91] K003452537 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003452559 Yes
s.coll. [1120] K003452647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003452655 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [14120A] India K003452535 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [2152] Bhutan K003452554 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n.] India K003452560 Yes
s.coll. [1120] K003452649 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [14136A] India K003452536 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [RHT43279] India K003452651 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003452612 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24640] India K003452553 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [21431] India K003452568 Yes
[Masters] [423] India K003452591 Yes
K:SPC-80199.000 No
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003452620 Yes
Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A.; Abeysiri, B. [10463] Sri Lanka K003452660 Yes
K:SPC-65871.000 No
Forrest, G. [8473] China K003452420 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452616 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1434] K003452639 Yes
s.coll. [1021] India K003452606 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24986] India K003452564 Yes
Thomson, T. [271] K003452575 Yes
Stewart, J.L. [[177/Bl]] K003452558 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003452624 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452551 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7477] India K003452541 Yes
[Luddi] [764] India K003452539 Yes
Bourne [1095] India K003452631 Yes
s.coll. [2548] India K003452542 Yes
Kabir [14601] India K003452573 Yes
s.coll. [1117] K003452644 Yes
Kostermans [23472] Sri Lanka K003452659 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Rahman, M. [4977] India K003452540 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [5] India K003452581 Yes
Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] India K003452594 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1816] India K003452641 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [47477] India K003452548 Yes
Kabir [14601] India K003452567 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003452621 Yes
s.coll. [271] India K004031119 Yes
Forrest, G. [7868] China K003452417 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24641] India K003452566 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003452619 Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K003452623 Yes
Misra, O.P. [9842] India K003452576 Yes
Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A.; Abeysiri, B. [10498] Sri Lanka K003452662 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [19478] India K003452531 Yes
[Law] [s.n.] India K003452642 Yes
[R. B. Git] [[BLaH2196]] K003452601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000742642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25002] India K003452570 Yes
[Maneek] [s.n.] India K003452595 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25025] India K003452565 Yes
s.coll. [1128] India K003452656 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [18663] India K003452577 Yes
[Maneek] [s.n.] India K003452596 Yes
s.coll. [1121] India K003452648 Yes
s.coll. [92] India K003452538 Yes
Forrest, G. [7868] China K003452416 Yes
Howell, E.B. [46] China K003452422 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [68] India K003452533 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [5] K003452587 Yes
Wallich, N. [6741] K000742643 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1117] K003452650 Yes
Griffith [764] India K003452590 Yes
s.coll. [1127] K003452654 Yes
John, K.J. [[SBJ01-1]] India K003452608 Yes
John, K.J. [[317]] India K003452615 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K003452532 Yes
s.coll. [106] India K003452618 Yes
Thwaites [CP1617] Sri Lanka K003452547 Yes
Forrest, G. [8309] China K003452419 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1672] India K003452592 Yes
s.coll. [1129] India K003452653 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003452557 Yes
Philcox, D.; Weerasooriya, A.; Abeysiri, B. [10456] Sri Lanka K003452552 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1967] Sri Lanka K003452665 Yes
Ritchie (Dr) [311] K003452636 No
Hooker, J.D. [5] India K003452578 Yes
s.coll. [1128] India K003452646 Yes
Manoharan, C. [RHT19496] India K003452643 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [195] Pakistan K003452562 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14740] India K003452626 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24991] India K003452563 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [21423] India K003452571 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24652] India K003452569 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452610 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [5] India K003452585 Yes
Saldanha, C.; Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP510] India K003452638 Yes
John, K.J. [SBJ01-12] India K003452617 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Balakrishnan, N. [53374] Sri Lanka K003452666 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [2749] India K003452607 Yes
Hooker; Jenkins [436] India K003452598 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24653] India K003452574 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452583 Yes
[Maneek] [s.n.] India K003452589 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003452586 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [3966A] India K003452549 Yes
s.coll. [5] India K003452582 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [194] Pakistan K003452561 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003452546 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [s.n.] India K003452633 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3297] K003452603 Yes
John, K.J. [s.n.] India K003452614 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6739] Momordica missionis K001124703 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6739] Momordica missionis K001124704 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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