Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica dissecta Baker

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 315 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to N. & Central Somalia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Somalia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B. [4977] Somalia K003453578 Yes
Glover; Gilliland [1011] Somalia K003453583 Yes
{Prof. Dr. Keller} [108] Somalia K003453579 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [1011] Somalia K003453582 Yes
Kuchar, P. [16484] Somalia K003453580 Yes
Simmons [S256] Ethiopia K003453575 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [471] Somalia K003453581 Yes
Ellis, P.E. [360A] Ethiopia K003453574 Yes
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000310635 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phillips, L. [s.n.] Somalia K000310636 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Khalid, A.; Osman, A. [10708] Somalia K003453576 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hedrén, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [7290] Somalia K003453577 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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