Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica multiflora Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 540 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to Uganda and Angola. It is a climbing annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flore du Gabon 57: 1-173. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Cogn. & Harms in Engl. Pflanzenr. Cucurbit. 2: 47.
  • in F.T.A. 2: 540 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Cucurbitaceae: 1-152. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1: 181 (1950).
  • Hiern, Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 2: 394 (1898).
  • Hook. f. in Flora of Tropical Africa 2: 540 (1871).
  • Hutch. & Dalz., Flora of West Tropical Africa 1: 181 (1927)
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 1: 212 (1954).
  • R. & A. Fernandes in Mem. Junta Invest. Ultram., sér. 2, 34: 79 (1962).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [2689] Cameroon K000008340 Yes
Aug 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [4598] Angola K000040039 Yes
Aug 1, 1960 Gossweiler, J. [6587] Angola K000040040 Yes
Luke [3143] Kenya K000040038 No
Hall, J.B. [1263] Ghana K000040018 Yes
Carter [1796] Sudan K003453741 Yes
Welwitsch [843] Angola K000040041 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [5702] Sudan K003453742 Yes
Mann, G. [1019] Gabon K000040029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lea, J.D. [231] Sudan K003453744 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [7331] Cameroon K003453481 Yes
Kotschy [200] Ethiopia K003453746 Yes
Bos, J.J. [6655] Cameroon K003453484 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [4852] Cameroon K000040023 Yes
Hallé, N. [3946] Gabon K000040027 Yes
Hallé, N.; Thomas, G.L. [336] Gabon K000040028 Yes
Bos, J.J. [3619] Cameroon K003453486 Yes
[I Eotsely] [200] Sudan K003453745 Yes
Louis, A.M.; Sterck, F.J.; Elias, A.A. [2555] Gabon K003453491 Yes
Masens, B. [356] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453493 Yes
Vogel; Hooker [173] Equatorial Guinea K003453489 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [8349] Cameroon K003453483 Yes
Hall, J.B.; Agyakwa [GC38525] Ghana K000040019 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [1394] Cameroon K003453482 Yes
Staudt, A. [415] Cameroon K000040022 Yes
Bates, G.L. [212] Cameroon K000040025 Yes
Jans, E. [1051] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040035 Yes
Vrydagh [420] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040031 Yes
Dümmer, R. [964] Uganda K000040037 Yes
Robyns, W. [712] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040032 Yes
Klaine [s.n.] Gabon K003453490 Yes
Bos, J.J. [7045] Cameroon K003453485 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [31240] Nigeria K:SPC-04998.000 No
Toussaint, L. [734] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040030 Yes
Louis, J. [990] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040036 Yes
Bos, J.J. [6051] Cameroon K003453487 Yes
Chevalier, A. [19424] Cote d'Ivoire K000040020 Yes
Bashir, B. [s.n.] Sudan K003453743 Yes
Bos, J.J. [7011] Cameroon K003453488 Yes
Louis, J. [6534] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040034 Yes
Louis, J. [6534] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000040033 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6148] Cameroon K003453480 Yes
Thollon, M. [853] Gabon K003453494 Yes
[Marsehan] [242] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003453492 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI31240] Nigeria K000040017 Yes
Zenker, G.A. [4653] Cameroon K000040026 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker, G.A. [616] Cameroon K000040024 Yes
Vogel, J.R.T. [173] Equatorial Guinea K000040021 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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