Momordica anigosantha Hook.f.
First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 536 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa to Mozambique. It is a Climbing perennial and grows primarly in the Wet Tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Momordica amaniana Cogn., H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 275 II: 18 (1924)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- A. Zimm., Cucurbitac. 2: 2, 6, 14, 35, 53, 65, 77, 86, 104, 116, 162, figs. 4/3, 11/2, 24, 38/3–5, 43, 60, 61/1–2, 64/8, 77/2, 83/3–6, 96 (1922)
- Hook. f. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 536 (1871).
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 1, 1960 | Kirk [s.n.], Mozambique | K000310600 | holotype | Yes | |
May 1, 1960 | Meller, C.J. [s.n.], Mozambique | K000310599 | Yes | ||
Drummond, R.B. [3141], Tanzania | 6514.000 | No | |||
Drummond, R.B. [1062], Kenya | 6517.000 | No | |||
Faulkner, H. [1129], Tanzania | 8100.000 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0