Details for: PI 596646, Momordica balsamina L., 3


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Momordica balsamina L.
Top Name:
3
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Momordica balsamina L.
Top Name:
3
Origin:
Collected – Transvaal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
14 Jan 1997
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
27 April 1996.
Transvaal, South Africa
Locality: Junction of Nylstroom-Deelkraal road and N1 Pretoria-Potgieters. On bank of highway ramp.
Coordinates: -24.7106, 28.5347 (Map it)
Elevation: 1130m.
Environment description: Savanna biome, mixed bush veld. Sloping bank, disturbed soil.

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Accession Names and Identifiers
3
Type: Collector identifier

JEWM-003
Type: Other or unclassified name

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Flowers cream, fruit immature. Fruit size small, globular and tapered on both ends, length 34 mm, diameter 29 mm, no netting. Markings warts forming ridges, skin color light green, warts white, flesh color green. Seed yellow-tan, size 11 x 7, covered with sheath.
Momordica balsamina L.
Genus:
Momordica
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Momordiceae
Nomen number:

24519
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1009. 1753
Verified:
05/28/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbalsam-apple  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchpomme de merveille  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBalsamapfel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesebalsâmina-de-purga  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishbalsamina  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishbalsamgurka  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Urdu (Pakistan)jangli karela  2Hamid, S. et al. 1995. Medicinal plants of family Cucurbitaceae of Pakistan (part II). Hamdard 38:91.
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