Momordica kirkii

	Momordica kirkii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plants
Kingdom :	Green plants
Department:	Flowering
Grade:	Dicotyledonous
Order :	Rosanae
Order:	Gourds
Family:	Pumpkin
Tribe :	Momordiceae H. Schaef. & SSRenner , 2011
Gender:	Momordica
View:	Momordica kirkii
International scientific name
	Momordica kirkii ( Hook.f. ) C. Jeffrey , 1962
Synonyms
	Raphanocarpus kirkii Hook.f. basionym;

Momordica kirkii (lat.) Is a species of plants from the genus Momordica ( Momordica ) of the family Pumpkin ( Cucurbitaceae ).

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Botanical Description

Climbing or crawling perennial vine . Escape pubescent.

The leaves are broadly ovate to heart-shaped, slightly pubescent, pointed, shallow 5-lobed, with a deep-heart-shaped base, up to 7 cm long and 7-8 cm wide. Petioles up to 8.5 cm long, pubescent.

Flowers are dioecious, male, 1-4 in axillary inflorescences, single female. Corolla yellow-orange.

Fruit - fusiform pubescent ribbed pumpkin up to 3 cm long and 0.5 cm in diameter, contains 1-2 seeds.

Range

Southeast Africa: Tanzania , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , Botswana .

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Notes

↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .

[1] For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .