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June 2025

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genus

Momordica L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1009 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000024602.

Statistics

Synonyms of Momordica

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Calpidosicyos Harms Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 480 (1923) wfo-4000006212
Dimorphochlamys Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 1: 827. 1867. wfo-4000011775
Eulenburgia Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 654 (1907) wfo-4000014172
Muricia Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 542, 596. 1790. wfo-4000024997
Nevrosperma Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 40. 1818. wfo-4000026065
Raphanistrocarpus Baill. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(5): 25 (1889) wfo-4000032553
Raphanocarpus Hook.f. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: t. 1084 (1871) wfo-4000032555
Zucca Comm. ex Juss. Gen. Pl. 398. 1789. wfo-4000041296
Amordica Neck. Elem. Bot. 1: 241 (1790) wfo-4000043721

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Momordica:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link