Momordica charantia L.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Momordica charantia L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5529, 03 Jan 2021

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Shéfa. Efate Island. Port Vila, along Teoma Street, just S of fork in road with Kumul Highway.

  • Habitat

    Growing up steep rocky roadside cut.

  • Description

    Herbaceous vine. Flowers yellow, fruits green maturing to bright yellow, with bright red, sticky seeds inside.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026994

    Occurrence ID: 5aa8774c-dadb-40c5-8067-f0ad5e477a9f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Momordica charantia L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Shéfa

  • Locality

    Efate Island. Port Vila, along Teoma Street, just S of fork in road with Kumul Highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 8 m. (26 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.7309, 168.312

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BOTANICAL
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Cucurbitaceae)
Momordica charantia L,
Vanuatu: Shefa Province. Efate Island. Port Vila,
along Teoma Street, just S of fork in road with Kumul
Highway.
S 17° 43' 51.1"; E 168° 18' 42.4"; 8 m elev.
Herbaceous vine. Growing up steep rocky roadside
cut. Flowers yellow, fruits green maturing to bright
yellow, with bright red, sticky seeds inside. DNA,
Digital image. Duplicates: 2
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5529 January 3,2021
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
05026994