Momordica anigosantha
Hook. f.
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Description
A pumpkin family herb. The stems are slender. There are tendrils. The leaves have 5 leaflets arranged like fingers on a hand. They are oval and have teeth along the edge. The fruit are oval and have a beak. They are 5 cm long. They have triangle shaped processes on the surface. They are green.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Mozambique,
Notes
There are about 45 Momordica species.
References (2)
- East African Herbarium records, 1981,
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 102
