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Accession Data:

Momordica rostrata Zimm.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: East Africa
  • Habitat: caudiciform plant of dry tropical scrub

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202400084
  • Source: Smith College
  • Provenance: 
    Plant from Smith College, accession 2014-0162
  • Accession Date: 10-15-2024
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-15-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosids I
  • Order: Cucurbitales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Momordiceae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Ethiopia / Somalia / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda

References (external):

data regenerated on Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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