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Momordica trifoliolata

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Hooker f.

Common Names

• Majanyoka (Kisambaa)

Geographical Habitats

• E. & S. Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• N. Mozambique
• Somalia
• Tanzania
• Uganda

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jun

Glabrous simple tendril climber with angular grooved stem, 3-foliolate leaves, coriaceous distantly serrate leaflets to 25mm long, orange-yellow flowers, male racemes with bracts & bracteoles, lobed calyx, corolla 25mm diameter, fruit green with white markings maturing red

Further References

• Mobot
• FOTA
• The Plant List 2