Momordica foetida
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momordica-foetida-245-5272049
title:
Momordica foetida
text:
Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon and balsam apple. Its species name ("bad-smelling") refers to its unpleasant smell. It was previously named M. morkorra and M. cordata (Cogn.) The plant grows in forest edges and similar habitats, woodland, and wooded grassland. Its leaves are wrinkled, heart-shaped with irregular edges, up to 18 cm wide. The flowers are yellow to yellow-orange. The fruit is a prolate spheroid, 3.5–7.5 c
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description:
Species of flowering plant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_foetida
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date modified:
2021-04-02T12:22:52Z
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