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Momordica foetida

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Name

Identification
Momordica foetida Schumach. [family CUCURBITACEAE ]
Related name
  • Momordica foetida
Common name
  • ejìnrìn (JMD; RJN) ejirìn (auctt.) ejìrin-nia (IFE) isugu (Kennedy) tsekiri (IFE) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • hepa (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • gaayama (B&D) nanïa (B&D) n-gessannia (B&D) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • alu-osi (Singha) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • concombre sauvage (Walker)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nyanya-nua (Enti) sσprσpσ (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • a-bos-a-wir (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kakle (FRI) awoduan, owo: snake; aduan:food; i.e., snake’s food (FRI) sσprσpσ (FRI) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • akb’an’udene (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Asaba)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ìsúgū (Vermeer) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • JMD) (SIERRA LEONE, (NWT;), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • aoasongo (B&D) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • boobo (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bobonowron (B&D) vovolé (B&D) vovoné vono (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Momordica foetida & Thonn. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Momordica foetida & Thonn. [family CUCURBITACEAE], -Cogn. & Harms l.c. 41, t. 4.
Momordica morkorra A. Rich. [family CUCURBITACEAE], —F.T.A. 2: 538; ChevBot291
Momordica mannii Hook. f. [family CUCURBITACEAE], in F.T.A2: 539; Cogn& Harms l.c43; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 182.
Information
A climber from a stout perennial root; calyx blackish-green; corolla white, sometimes yellowish; fruit about 3 in. long, yellow or pale orange when ripe, covered with soft prickles, bursting and exposing seeds in a red pulp.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa
Distribution
S. L. Bumba (Sept.) Thomas 1956!Lib. Gbanga (Sept.) Linder 468!Iv. C. Soubré (June) Chev. 19146! Baoulé-Nord (July) Chev. 22024.G. C. Asuansi (Feb.) Williams 28! Ankobra Junction (fr. Jan.) Kitson 1018! Bobiri F.R. (Oct.) Andoh FH 4917!Togo Bismarckburg Büttner 656.N. Nig. Bauchi Plateau (fl. & fr. July) Lely 423! P. 363!S. Nig. Lagos Rowland! Ibadan (fl. 8 fr. June) Tamajong FHI 23272!Br. Cam. Ambas Bay (Feb.) Mann 766!F. Po (Nov.–Jan.) T. Vogel 33! 170! Mann 170! 627!

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