Momordica balsaminaL. [family CUCURBITACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
Momordica dioica
Momordica involucrata
Momordica charantia
Cucumis angulatus
Momordica schinzii
Momordica humilis
Momordica gariepensis
Cyrtonema unrecorded
Momordica balsamina
Common name
édé hindel = honey (DF) tébétébed = it has been twisted (DF) (THE GAMBIA, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kuru-kurinyi (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
zara (JLT) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
édé hindel (JB; K&A) tébétébed (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kaklẽ (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
akban ndene (NWT) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Ibusa)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
garahanu (Meek) (NIGERIA, MBULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nya-nya (JMD) nyinya (FRI; JMD) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
lumba-lumba (A. Chev.) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bàdóomà (pl. -à) (D&C) (NIGER, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nya-nya (JMD) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nyanyra (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
balsam apple., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
m-barböf (JMD; K&A) yombebute (JMD) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ndákďì (Newman) (NIGERIA, DERA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
birbof (K&A) mbirbop (JB, K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
garauni (Bartha) (NIGER, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
manamat (A. Chev.) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
daddagu from Fula (JMD; ZOG) gàraàfúnií (JMD; ZOG) garahuni (JMD; ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
gã gĕ su lu (JMD) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
burbog (K&A) mburbok (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
hashinashiap (JMD) (NIGERIA, GOEMAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
margose (Kerharo & Adam)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
dagdaggi (JMD) habiiru (JMD; J&D) lele duji (JMD) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
dàgdágθ́ (JMD) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ejìnrin (JMD) ejirin (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for MOMORDICA Balsamina Linn. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
annual, stem glabrous; leaves palmately-5-lobed, deeply acute-toothed, glabrous, shining; male peduncles 1-flowered; with a toothed-cordate bracteole above the middle; calyx lobes acute; fruit roundish-ovate, attenuated at both ends, tubercled, bursting irregularly and laterally; seeds with a red arillus. Leaves 1–1 1/2 inches long and wide; upper ones smaller. Tendrils simple. Peduncles 1–2-uncial. Bracteole about 3 lines broad, nearly as long as the pedicel; in the female peduncle below the middle. Petals 1/2 inch long, twice longer than the calyx. Fruit orange-coloured, as large as a walnut.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA On the Gariep near Verleptpram, Drege; Namaqualand, A. Wyley; Magalisberg and Vaalriver, Burke, Zeyher, 594, 595. Sept.-May. (Herb. Hk. D. Sd.)
