Filed As:

Cucurbitaceae
Momordica charantia L.

All Determinations:

Momordica charantia L. det. Unspecified Determiner
Note: ! M. Nee, 1985

Common Names:

melåo såo caetano

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Quixadá. 22 km North of Rio Branco.

Collector(s):

B. W. Nelson 775 with C. A. C. Ferreira, B. Lowy, S. R. Lowrie, A. Rosas, Jr., M. V. Moreira & V. M. de Souza, 22 Oct 1980

Description:

Vine. Flower yellow; fruit dehiscent, leaving an orange pericarp. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Habitat:

Abandoned growth over field. Very common in abandoned old growth over field.

Other:

Collection Notes: Collections of medicinal plants used by Sr. Francisco Carneiro Lima (Tichico), resident of Quixadá, Acre since 1920. Formerly of Quixadá, Ceará

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 866911
GUID: eb2689c6-2de4-409e-b184-7a000f49d453

Map:

Coordinates: (-10, -67.83)

Distribution:

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