Momordica cardiospermoides Klotzsch
First published in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(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 primarly in the Seasonally Dry Tropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Momordica clematidea Sond., W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 491 (1862)
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? |
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Jun 1, 1960 | illegible [s.n.] | K000312933 | isotype | Yes | |
Wild, H. [41812], Zimbabwe | 3262.000 | No | |||
Bullock, A.A. [2447], Tanzania | 3263.000 | No | |||
Richards, H.M. [16030], Tanzania | 6306.000 | No | |||
Burke [357], South Africa | Momordica clematidea | K000312921 | Unknown type material | Yes |
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