| 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. |
