Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica cardiospermoides Klotzsch

First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 150 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hook. f. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 535 (1871).
  • Klotzsch in Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 1: 150 (1861).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1960 illegible [s.n.] K000312933 Isotype Yes
Macaulay, M.A. (Mrs) [723] Zambia K003454592 No
Zunguze, D.; Boane, C.; Dunge, J. [705] Mozambique K003454574 No
Richards, H.M. [16030] Tanzania K:SPC-06306.000 No
Mitchison, N. [s.n.] Botswana K003454610 No
Schlechter, R. [2911] South Africa K003454969 Yes
Davy, J.B. [2035] South Africa K003454958 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8492] Malawi K003454577 No
Van Vuuren, D.R.J. [1814] South Africa K003454962 Yes
Strey, R.G. [3162] South Africa K003454956 Yes
Smuts, J.C.; Gillet, M.C. [4097] South Africa K003454967 Yes
Wild, H. [41812] Zimbabwe K:SPC-03262.000 No
s.coll. [1789] Malawi K003454579 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [28973] Mozambique K003454572 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2216KBS] Zambia K003454586 No
Phipps, J.B. [607] Zimbabwe K003454601 No
Menyhart [[642]] Mozambique K003454573 No
Angus, A. [1288] Zambia K003454581 No
Meeuse, A.D.J. [s.n.] South Africa K003454964 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2202] South Africa K003454954 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [705] South Africa K003454959 Yes
Compton, R.H. [31092] Eswatini K003454953 Yes
Compton, R.H. [31582] Eswatini K003454952 Yes
Strey, R.G.; Schlieben [8394] South Africa K003454955 Yes
Astle, W.L. [1419] Zambia K003454585 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [s.n.] South Africa K003454965 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2447] Tanzania K:SPC-03263.000 No
Hornby, R.M. [3452] Zimbabwe K003454598 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003454576 No
Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [557] Zimbabwe K003454595 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1510KBS] Zambia K003454587 No
Biegel, H.M. [1907] Zimbabwe K003454597 No
Chase, N.C. [4281] Zimbabwe K003454603 No
s.coll. [CRS562] Zambia K003454594 No
Allen, C.E.F. [507] Zimbabwe K003454582 No
Wild, H. [4049] Zimbabwe K003454609 No
Macaulay, M.A. (Mrs) [1159] Zambia K003454584 No
Codd, L.E. [6505] South Africa K003454966 Yes
Macaulay, M.A. (Mrs) [723] Zambia K003454593 No
Balaka, J.L.; Tawakali, E.J. [1079] Malawi K003454575 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F6396] Zambia K003454589 No
Wild, H. [2729] Zimbabwe K003454604 No
Long, H. [32174] South Africa K003454970 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [389] Zambia K003454590 No
Pole-Evans, I.B. [3869] South Africa K003454968 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [10268] Mozambique K003454571 No
Harbor, C.C. [6646] Botswana K003454611 No
Schlieben, H.J. [2324] South Africa K003454963 Yes
Chase, N.C. [8596] Zimbabwe K003454606 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS1267] Zambia K003454580 No
Gillett, A.B. (Mrs.) [M223] South Africa K003454960 Yes
Chase, N.C. [5163] Zimbabwe K003454602 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5554] Zambia K003454588 No
Davies, R.M. [2462] Zimbabwe K003454599 No
Rogers, F.A. [20888] South Africa K003454961 Yes
José Margarido de Aguiar Macêdo [5239] Mozambique K003454570 No
Robinson, E.A. [389] Zambia K003454591 No
White, F. [2252] Zambia K003454583 No
Kelly, R.D. [420] Zimbabwe K003454605 No
Feiertag, H.J. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003454596 No
Mavi, S. [1331[4]] Zimbabwe K003454607 No
Phipps, J.B. [87] Zimbabwe K003454600 No
Pope, G.; Biegel, H. [1161] Zimbabwe K003454608 No
s.coll. [1789] Malawi K003454578 No
Nation, O. [162] South Africa K003454957 Yes
Burke [357] South Africa Momordica clematidea K000312921 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 2024. 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 2024. 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