Momordica charantia L.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Momordica charantia L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 17255 with S.A. Renvoize, C.M. Erskine, C.A. Brighton, R. Pinheiro, 21 Mar 1974

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Porto Seguro Mun. Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro.

  • Habitat

    Coastal rain forest with small river and clearings with disturbed ground.

  • Description

    Twining herb with delicate pale green leaves. Flowers pale yellow. Fruit yellow, splitting into three. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 626650

    Occurrence ID: ef4c12ea-e55f-42e5-b50f-1d2ad2f13c57

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Seguro Mun.

  • Locality

    Fonte dos Protomartires do Brasil, Porto Seguro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.43, -39.08

  • Distribution

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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Cifincias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 1974.
Cucurbitaceae
Ponte dos Protomartires do Lrasil, Forto
Seguro* Coastal rain forest with small
river and clearings with disturbed ground,
Alt.O-lOm. Approx. 39°05l6026’r>.
Twining herb with delicate pale green
• leaves, Flowers pale yellow. Fruit
yellow, splitting into three,
21st March 1974 1 M Harley No 17255
Momordica charantia L.
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