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Momordica rostrata

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

A. Zimmermann

Common Names

• Ngurura (Kipare-Suji)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Somalia
• N.& C. Tanzania
• Uganda

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jan (Kenya)

Fruiting Times

Perennial vine with swollen base, 13mm orange-yellow axillary flowers dark at base & scarlet fruits, gourds

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2