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Momordica kirkii

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) C. Jeffrey

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Botswana
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Caprivi Strip - Namibia
• W. Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forest thickets
• deciduous woodland

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar

Fruiting Times

Simple tendril climber with pilose stem, 3-5 lobed toothed leaves 75mm long, orange flowers with white throats, male inflorescence with hairy bract, calyx with hairy lobes to 8mm long, corolla 40mm diameter, 1-2 flowered female inflorescence, flowers smaller than male, beaked fruit 25mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• FOTA
• The Plant List 2