Momordica humilis (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey

First published in Kew Bull. 15: 356 (1961 publ. 1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola to Namibia. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 28, 2008 Crawford, F. [168] Namibia K000450433 Yes
Aug 10, 2006 Gossweiler, J. [10889] Angola K001307841 Yes
Aug 10, 2006 Gossweiler, J. [10889] Angola K001307852 Yes
[Kolberg, H.H.; Tholkes, T.] Namibia K001891319 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A361] Angola K003454887 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A132] Angola K003454886 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2066] Angola K003454888 Yes
[790] Angola K000312927 Type Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2157] Angola K003454885 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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