Author: | Célestin Alfred Cogniaux, 1896 |
Family: |
CUCURBITACEAE |
Origin: |
Ethiopia,
Kenya, Somalia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
Height: |
1,5 Metres |
Flower:
|
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Raphanocarpus stefaninii, Chiov.1929.
Momordica
stefaninii, Cuf.1965.
Raphanocarpus membranosus, Chiov. By
mistake: Momordica sessiliflora |
This member of the Cucurbitaceae
family was given this nane by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux in 1896. It
is found in Ethiopia,
Kenya and Somalia, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The caudex can grow up to 20 centimetres in
diameter, the vines up to one and a half meter long. The name comes from Mordio:
'to
bite' after the bitten appearance of the seeds. The
species name means 'unstalked, petioled leaves' as the leaves sit
directly around the stem. |