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Momordica foetida - Fruits - Click to enlarge!

Fruits; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Momordica foetida - Opened fruit - Click to enlarge!

Opened fruit; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Momordica foetida - Opened fruit and seeds - Click to enlarge!

Opened fruit and seeds; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Momordica foetida - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Momordica foetida - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 1335
Date of entry: 18.06.2010
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Cucurbitales (26)

        Family: Cucurbitaceae (26)(family description)

          Genus: Momordica (4)

            Epithet: foetida Schum. (5)

foetida => evil smelling

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: beige, white

External links

Check for Momordica foetida at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
  • [1189] Momordica - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

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