Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica leiocarpa Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 351 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Tanzania. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Zimm., Cucurbitac. 2: 12, 23, 35, 53, 64, 86, 106, 116, figs. 11/4, 16/5–6, 25/1–8, 37/1–6, 64/5, 77/11, 83/12 (1922).
  • Gilg in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34: 351 (1904).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Verdcourt, B. [3938G] Kenya K:SPC-25890.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1196] Kenya K003454188 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56814] Tanzania K003454184 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3553] Tanzania K003454178 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [4127] Tanzania K003454177 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1261] Kenya K003454189 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1196] Kenya K:SPC-06947.000 No
Peter, G.A. [56723] Tanzania K003454179 Yes
Borhidi, A.; Iversen, S.T.; Mziray, W.R. [85282] Tanzania K003454183 Yes
Verdcourt [1875] Kenya K003454187 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56719] Tanzania K003454182 Yes
Verdcourt [1875(S)] Kenya K003454186 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1183] Kenya K003454190 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56739] Tanzania K003454180 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [1845] Kenya K:SPC-06946.000 No
Peter, G.A. [56835] Tanzania K003454176 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [1875] Kenya K003454185 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [1095] Kenya K003454191 Yes
Peter, G.A. [56818] Tanzania K003454181 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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