Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica cabrae (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 356 (1961 publ. 1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hepper, F.N.; Maley, J. [7784] Cote d'Ivoire K003453283 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [6808] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453505 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [2060] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453496 Yes
Evrard [5427] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453500 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FRI36482] Nigeria K003453293 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [7939] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453504 Yes
Dubois, J. [429] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453506 Yes
Hulstaert [431] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453503 Yes
Wieringa, J.J.; Hoekstra, P.H.; Niangadouma, R.; Boussiengui, J.N. [6046] Gabon K003453509 Yes
Kesler [1040] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453497 Yes
Compère, P. [138] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453502 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [6601] K003453501 Yes
Adames, P. [448] Liberia K003453281 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FRI27142] Nigeria K003453294 Yes
Zenker [599] Cameroon K003453498 Yes
[C. Vrgni] [4337] Ghana K003453285 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FRI41315] Nigeria K003453289 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Meikle, R.D. [FRI25664] Nigeria K003453287 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [7256] K003453499 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2279] Nigeria K003453288 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20924] Liberia K003453282 Yes
Letouzey, R. [11549] Cameroon K003453495 Yes
Staner [1286] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453507 Yes
Dawodu, J.B. [30] Nigeria K003453290 Yes
s.coll. [34] Nigeria K003453291 Yes
Klaine, R.P. [397] Gabon K003453510 Yes
Germain, R. [4531] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453508 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8239] Ghana K003453286 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FRI47104] Nigeria K003453295 Yes
Enti, A.A. [GC37452] Ghana K003453284 Yes
John, D. [390] Nigeria K003453292 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0