Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica corymbifera Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 539 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1972 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000312930 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase, N.C. [5336] Zimbabwe K003454854 Yes
Chase, N.C. [568] Zimbabwe K003454852 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Balaka, J.L. [1798] Malawi K003454838 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5931] Zambia K003454847 Yes
Angus, A. [975] Zambia K003454843 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7913] Zimbabwe K003454855 Yes
Angus, A. [3468] Zambia K003454849 Yes
Torre, A.R.; Correia, M.F. [9454] Mozambique K003454837 Yes
s.coll. [1714A] K003454840 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Harder, D. [10382] Zambia K003454841 Yes
Goodier, J.H. [38] Zimbabwe K003454850 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [847] Zambia K003454845 Yes
Martin, J.D. [447/32] Zambia K003454848 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4114] Zambia K003454844 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F5931] Zambia K003454846 Yes
Chase, N.C. [545] Zimbabwe K003454853 Yes
Chase, N.C. [568] Zimbabwe K003454851 Yes
Angus, A. [984A] Zambia K003454842 Yes
Dudley, C.O. [1695] Malawi K003454839 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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