Details for: PI 596647, Momordica balsamina L., 4


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Momordica balsamina L.
Top Name:
4
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:
4
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: Along fence row on Nylstroom to Boekenhout road, 5km east of N1 along Boekenhout/Blindefintein road on local farm of Mr. Van Dyke.
Coordinates: -24.7092, 28.5822 (Map it)
Elevation: 1096m.
Environment description: Savanna biome, mixed bush veld.
Comment: Mature orange fruit climbing in a Proasparagus sp.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
4
Type: Collector identifier

JEWM-004
Type: Other or unclassified name

JDM0496
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Mature fruit orange, green skin with white warts changing to orange with orange warts, warts forming ridges, no netting. Fruit size small, globular with tapered blossom, fruit length 37mm, diameter 30 mm. Strong distinct odor from vine, Cucurbita foetidissima-like, but not as strong. Flesh color green-white/white-orange, seed black with red placenta, seed size 11 x 7.
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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