Momordica charantia L.

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Records of this taxon from Zimbabwe are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ divisions Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
128504020 Apr 2025MA Hyde
T Alegria
MA Hyde
Disturbed ground in woodland shade31A Willowmead Lane, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1493Fine sprawling colony with yellow flowers and orange fruit.-17.77034931.1124247
126501011 Mar 2025MA Hyde
T Alegria
PA Grobler
MA Hyde
On roadside shrubsWillowmead Lane, Rolf Avenue, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1498In flower-17.76798931.1115837
12519607 May 2024MA Hyde
T Alegria
J Van Bel
MA Hyde
Roadside, growing on shrubsWillowmead Lane, Rolf Valley, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1499-17.76801431.1115797
12353705 Nov 2023MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
In floodplain Faidherbia forestNear Masau Lodge, Kanyemba0Zimbabwe1530C2 N327-15.65763430.3485877
84728716 Sep 2017MA Hyde
MA Hyde
17.259.01
MA Hyde
MG Bingham
Climbing on a roadside Faidherbia albidaNr Diagnostic Imaging Centre, East Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3 C1494Climbing to 4 m in tree; flowers yellow; strongly unpleasant smelling. Still there and flowering on 28 Feb 2022.-17.80623131.0421337

Total records found: 5



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Records of: Momordica charantia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=157190, retrieved 23 July 2025

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